The vasoconstriction threshold is increased in obese patients during general anaesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 588-592

  Kasai, Toshihiro ^a   Hirose, M ^a   Matsukawa, T ^b   Takamata, A ^a   Tanaka, Y ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Hypothermia; Obesity; Thermoregulation; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LEPTIN; NORADRENALIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; EPINEPHRINE; FINGERS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; OBESITY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037961595     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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