Why the study?
Does spinal anesthesia alter adrenergic tone and neuroendocrine responses to surgical stress compared to inhalation anesthesia in surgical patients?
Population
34 human patients undergoing surgery (n=24 receiving spinal anesthesia, n=10 receiving inhalation anesthesia)
Comparison
Spinal anesthesia vs Inhalation anesthesia (halothane-nitrous oxide)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Postoperative recovery period
Authors
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Spinal anesthesia was associated with level-dependent blunting of neuroendocrine stress responses; leaves open whether this improves clinical outcomes versus inhalation anesthesia.
Does spinal anesthesia alter adrenergic tone and neuroendocrine responses to surgical stress compared to inhalation anesthesia in surgical patients?
Spinal anesthesia prevents the neuroendocrine responses to surgical stress by blocking neural afferents from the site of tissue injury, with the effect on adrenergic tone depending on the cord level of anesthesia.
Ptlug et al. (1981) studied this question.
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