METABOLIC RESPONSE TO ANAESTHESIA AND UPPER ABDOMINAL SURGERY IN NIGERIANS: CHANGES IN PLASMA CORTISOL, INSULIN AND BLOOD SUGAR
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- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 46 (12) , 942-946
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/46.12.942
Abstract
In 10 Nigerian patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery the plasma cortisol concentration was slightly decreased after premedication with pethidine and atropine, and during anaesthesia without surgery. There was a small increase during surgery. None of these changes was statistically significant. There was a significant increase in the postoperative period however. Premedication caused a slight increase in blood sugar which remained steady during anaesthesia. There was a significant increase after 30 and 60 min of surgery, with a peak value at 60 min after operation. There were no significant changes in the mean values of plasma insulin concentration throughout the period of study.Keywords
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