[Anesthesia with spinal cord stimulation--II). The effects on the cardiovascular function and the level of the plasma catecholamines].
In 78 patients who underwent general anesthesia and surgery with nitrous oxide (50-60%) and SCS, SCS decreased heart rate and blood pressure. Both the skin temperature and the amplitude of plethysmographic wave of a left finger increased with SCS. Among plasma catecholamines, only epinephrine level rose significantly with SCS. These results suggest that in addition to the analgesic action, SCS may have sympathetic blocking action, but not suppressive action on release of epinephrine from adrenal gland.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology*
D002395:Catecholamines