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Maternal stress response associated with caesarean delivery under general and epidural anaesthesia
Author(s) -
LOUGHRAN P. G.,
MOORE J.,
DUNDEE J. W.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb08013.x
Subject(s) - anesthesia , medicine , general anaesthesia , caesarean section , heart rate , blood pressure , fight or flight response , pregnancy , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , gene , genetics
Summary. The maternal stress response to caesarean delivery with either general or epidural anaesthesia was investigated. Patients given a general anaesthetic showed statistically significant increases in blood pressure, heart rate, and levels of plasma catecholamines, cortisol and glucose. Epidural anaesthesia, to at least the T 6 dermatome, obtunded these responses. The significance of these findings to the choice of method of anaesthesia is discussed.