title: Serum cortisol and prolactin response to surgical stress in infants and children.
abstract: In a prospective study on 40 infants and children undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia, serum cortisol and prolactin levels were compared to assess hormonal response to stress as regards to age, sex, length of surgery and anaesthetic techniques. The rise in serum cortisol was independent of age, sex, length of surgery and anaesthetic techniques while percentage rise in serum prolactin were more in females compared to males and significant post-induction surge irrespective of sex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, AMU, Aligarh.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chana
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varshney
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012307:Risk Factors; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000097:blood*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin; D006854:Hydrocortisone