[Peridural anesthesia and adrenocortical function in man].
A brief account of the stress action of anaesthetic drugs is followed by the description of an evaluation of plasma cortisol concentration in an enquiry into the effects of peridural anaesthesia with bupivacaine.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
Anestesia peridurale nell'uomo e funzione corticosurrenale.