Table 4.
Thermal Sensation and Pain.
| Unwarmed | Warmed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Sensation During Shivering (# of patients)* | None | 1 | 1 |
| Mild | 0 | 3 | |
| Moderate | 1 | 2 | |
| Considerable | 0 | 3 | |
| Intense | 7 | 0 | |
| Cold Sensation at Shivering Cessation (# of patients) † | None | 1 | 6 |
| Mild | 3 | 3 | |
| Moderate | 3 | 0 | |
| Considerable | 1 | 0 | |
| Intense | 1 | 0 | |
| Pain During Shivering (# of patients) | None | 7 | 5 |
| Mild | 1 | 1 | |
| Moderate | 1 | 2 | |
| Considerable | 0 | 1 | |
| Intense | 0 | 0 | |
| Pain at Shivering Cessation (# of patients) | None | 4 | 5 |
| Mild | 3 | 2 | |
| Moderate | 1 | 2 | |
| Considerable | 1 | 0 | |
| Intense | 0 | 0 |
Cold sensation and pain were assessed using a 5-point verbal scale. The scores were statistically different for cold sensation during shivering (*P=0.001) and cold sensation at shivering cessation (†P=0.048) in the unwarmed and warmed patients.