Influence of thoracic epidural anaesthesia on the metabolic stress response

Bailliere's Best Practice in Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-29

  Brodner, G ^a   Van Aken, H ^a   Kehlet, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Glucose metabolism; Oxygen consumption; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SURGICAL STRESS; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0033117152     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bean.1999.0005     Document Type: Article

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