Hormonal responses to surgical stress in children

The hormonal responses to surgical stress in adults are well characterized. We hypothesized that children have age-related differences in the “stress responses” to surgery. To test this hypothesis we prospectively studied 98 children (aged 2 to 20 years) undergoing elective surgical procedures under...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 1993, Vol.28 (1), p.1-4
Hauptverfasser:	Khilnani, Praveen, Munoz, Ricardo, Salem, Michael, Gelb, Carol, Todres, I. David, Chernow, Bart
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Anesthesia, General Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Female hormonal response Humans Hydrocortisone - blood Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous pediatric Postoperative Care Preoperative Care Prolactin - blood Prospective Studies Stress Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases surgical Surgical Procedures, Operative
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	The hormonal responses to surgical stress in adults are well characterized. We hypothesized that children have age-related differences in the “stress responses” to surgery. To test this hypothesis we prospectively studied 98 children (aged 2 to 20 years) undergoing elective surgical procedures under general anesthesia. Preoperative and postoperative (1 hour postoperation) blood samples were obtained and serum prolactin and cortisol concentrations were measured. Patient data were stratified by patient age and length of operation. All patients had significant ( P
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3468(05)80343-4