[Clinical significance of determinations of blood catecholamine, glucose and isulin in burn patients].
Blood catecholamine (CA), glucose and insulin were determined in 30 severe burn patients, of whom 22 were males, and 8 females. Mean burn area was 58.6 percent TBSA. These patients were in hypovolemic shock.


RESULTS
CA release was persistent in severe burn patients showing two peaks in shock period and infection period (P < 0.01). The quantity of epinephrine (E) was normal, while norepinephrine (NE) was presistently high (P < 0.01), and it was over two fold of the normal value. The value seemed to reflect the severity of the injury. When CA did not show a rise in the shock period, or lowered abruptly in the sepsis period, the patients were in high risk. Increasing CA produced increase in gluconeogenesis with insufficiency in SI secretion.
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Department of Burn, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University.
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D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002056:Burns / Q000097:blood*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002395:Catecholamines; D007328:Insulin