Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Surgery

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Basic Principles Regulating the Endocrine System....Pages 3-9
Pathophysiology of Intra- and Postoperative Stress....Pages 10-23
Surgical Treatment of Endocrine Disorders....Pages 24-38
Influence of Anaesthesia on the Endocrine System....Pages 39-51
Radioimmunological Determination of Hormones Applicability and Evaluation in Severely Ill Patients....Pages 52-58
Isotope Dilution — Mass Spectrometry. A Definitive Method for the Determination of Hormones....Pages 59-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Effects of Anaesthesia and Surgery on Catecholamines....Pages 69-75
The Effect of Anaesthesia on Antidiuretic Hormone Levels....Pages 76-82
Effect of Anaesthesia and Surgery on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System....Pages 83-94
Intraoperative Fluids and Hormonal Harmony....Pages 95-100
The Influence of Anaesthesia on Prolactin Secretion in Man....Pages 101-111
Influence of Neurogenic Blockade on the Endocrine Metabolic Response to Surgery....Pages 112-117
The Effect of Anaesthesia and Surgery on Sex Hormones....Pages 118-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Hormonal Aspects of Hypertension....Pages 131-141
Diagnosis and Perioperative Management of Pheochromocytoma....Pages 142-145
Anaesthetic Management of Steriod-treated Patients....Pages 146-149
Anaesthetic Management of Hypophysectomy....Pages 150-152
Consequences of Parathyroid Surgery....Pages 153-155
Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis: Pre- and Postoperative Treatment....Pages 156-161
Endocrine and Exocrine Treatment After Pancreatectomy....Pages 162-169
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Shock and Endocrine Function....Pages 170-183
Renin- and Aldosterone-Regulation in Hepatic Coma Treated by Baboon Liver Perfusion and in Prolonged Shock....Pages 184-191
Advantages and Disadvantages of Proteinanabolica....Pages 192-197
Back Matter....Pages 199-206