
Changes in serum levels of corticotrophin (ACTH), immunoreactive beta-endorphin, antidiuretic hormone and cortisol were compared in children undergoing minor surgery under either general anaesthesia with halothane or epidural anaesthesia by the caudal route. A rapid and major increase in hormone levels was observed under general anaesthesia but not under epidural anaesthesia.
Anesthesia, Epidural, Male, Hydrocortisone, Vasopressins, beta-Endorphin, Infant, Anesthesia, General, Hormones, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Stress, Physiological, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Endorphins, Anesthesia, Caudal
Anesthesia, Epidural, Male, Hydrocortisone, Vasopressins, beta-Endorphin, Infant, Anesthesia, General, Hormones, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Stress, Physiological, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Endorphins, Anesthesia, Caudal
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