The Effect of Giving a Hot Pack to Grade Shivering in Post- Operative Patients Following a Cesarian Section in the Recovery Room El efecto de administrar una compresa caliente para atenuar los escalofríos en pacientes posoperados después de una cesárea en la sala de recuperación

results from spinal anesthesia due to postoperative
hypothermia. Risk factors for shivering include
age, the length of the operation, the operating room
temperature, type of anesthesia, and having a low body
mass index. One way to reduce shivering is by giving
hot packs with a temperature <36 ºC. The purpose
of this study was to determine the effect of hot packs
in response to shivering in post-caesarean section
surgery patients.
Methods: The research consisted of a pre-experimental
with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The
population in this study was all of the post-operative
cesarean section patients in the Recovery Room of