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Hypertension in Burnt Children 1
Author(s) -
DOUGLAS B. S.,
BROADFOOT M. J.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb06778.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mandelic acid , urine , catecholamine , pediatrics , organic chemistry , chemistry
Forty‐three children admitted to hospital with burns were examined for hypertension, and 24‐hour urine specimens were analysed for catecholamines and 3‐methoxy‐4‐hydroxy mandelic acid. Sixteen children were found to have hypertension at some stage during their hospital stay. It would appear that catecholamine hypersecretion was not the cause of this hypertension.