Effect of non-adrenal illness, anaesthesia and surgery on plasma cortisol concentrations in dogs.
Basal plasma cortisol concentrations in 25 dogs with non-adrenal illness were two to three times higher than in 25 normal dogs (158 +/- 25 nmol litre-1 compared with 65 +/- 22; mean +/- SD). In addition, plasma cortisol concentrations were measured in 12 animals undergoing major abdominal, thoracic or orthopaedic surgery and compared to a group of six anaesthetised dogs. Anaesthesia alone failed to significantly alter plasma cortisol levels, however, all forms of surgery produced a significant increase in plasma cortisol concentration which returned to normal 24 hours after completion of surgery.
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Nicholson
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Emslie
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D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male
D006854:Hydrocortisone