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Paravertebral block during cholecystectomy: effects on circulatory and hormonal responses
K Giesecke1, B Hamberger, P O Järnberg
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
British Journal of Anaesthesia
|December 1, 1988
Abstract:
Surgical trauma induces a hormonal metabolic response which is partly responsible for postoperative catabolism. In this study 12 patients underwent cholecystectomy during isoflurane anaesthesia, six with a paravertebral block (PVB) in addition. Plasma concentrations of glucose, cortisol and adrenaline, and heart rate and arterial pressure were compared between the two groups. The patients with PVB showed a significantly diminished response to noxious stimuli.