Dissociation of pituitary-adrenal and catecholamine activation after induced cardiac arrest and defibrillation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-273

  O'Leary, M J ^a,b   Timmins, A C ^a   Appleby, J N ^a   Medbak, S ^a   Grossman, A B ^a   Nathan, A W ^a   Hinds, C J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heart, arrhythmia, fibrillation; Hormones, adrenocorticotrophic; Hormones, cortisol; Hormones, prolactin; Hormones, response; Sympathetic nervous system, catecholamines

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; PROLACTIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIRECT CURRENT; DISSOCIATION; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMPLANT; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEDATION;

EID: 0032960445     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.2.271     Document Type: Article

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