The influence of anaesthesia and surgery on the circadian rhythm of melatonin

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-36

  Karkela J ^a   Vakkuri, O ^a   Kaukinen, Seppo ^a   Huang, W Q ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

6 hydroxymelatonin sulfate; Anesthesia; Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Sleep; Surgery

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA LEVEL; SLEEP; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OXYCODONE; SALIVA; SLEEP;

EID: 0036189367     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2002.460106.x     Document Type: Article

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