Open AccessEvaluation of presurgical serum cortisol level in patients undergoing major maxillofacial surgery
Author(s) -
Sharvika Aher,
Pushkar Waknis,
Sonal Shah,
Aditi Saha,
Prathamesh Bhujbal,
Deeisha Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_20_19
Subject(s) - medicine , oral and maxillofacial surgery , surgery , general anaesthesia , trauma surgery , prospective cohort study , anesthesia , orthopedic surgery
Stress is an integral part of life. Anxiety levels may increase when it comes to being treated surgically due to road traffic accidents causing facial trauma, other pathologies or burns. The stress that is caused during a surgical procedure as well as during the treatment in debilitated patients or traumatic conditions is bound to cause disturbance in the metabolic and physiologic levels of cortisol. Therefore, a study was carried out to determine the cortisol levels just prior to surgery on the day of operation to quantify the stress levels and also aid in any preanesthetic medication changes for the patient undergoing maxillofacial surgery.