EFFECTS OF BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING-AGENTS UPON THERMAL TRAUMA INDUCED CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 238 (2) , 296-304
Abstract
The cardiovascular changes induced by 15% total body surface area 3rd degree burn were studied in dogs anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital. The responses were a decrease in plasma volume, a decrease in cardiac output and an insignificant fall in mean arterial blood pressure. .beta.-adrenergic blockade with propranolol prior to thermal trauma reduced the plasma volume loss, increased the depression of cardiac output and caused a rise in mean arterial blood pressure. Apparently .beta.-adrenergic stimulation contributes to the plasma volume loss and the slight fall in mean arterial pressure seen after thermal trauma.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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