Plasma vasopressin response to extracorporeal circulation in children.
Plasma vasopressin levels were measured during open-heart surgery in nine children. The control value of vasopressin was 5.5 +/- 1.5 (s.e.mean) microU/ml. During extracorporeal circulation, a maximum 7.3-fold increase of plasma vasopressin level was demonstrated. This high level of vasopressin was considered to have circulatory effects rather than anti-diuretic effects.
D000367:Age Factors; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000097:blood*
D014667:Vasopressins