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  • Title: The adrenergic response to surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass, as measured by plasma and urinary catecholamine concentrations.
    Author: Hine IP, Wood WG, Mainwaring-Burton RW, Butler MJ, Irving MH, Booker B.
    Journal: Br J Anaesth; 1976 Apr; 48(4):355-63. PubMed ID: 776195.
    Abstract:
    Plasma and urinary catecholamine concentrations have been measured in 13 patients undergoing cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass. The large and progressive increase in plasma catecholamines during bypass reported in previous studies has not been confirmed, and this may be a result of improvements in surgical, anaesthetic and perfusion techniques. The interpretation of urinary findings was complicated by the finding of a positive correlation between catecholamine excretion and urine flow-rate. The findings suggest the need to modify current concepts of the adrenergic response to cardiac surgery and bypass, and question the validity of measuring the urinary catecholamine concentration as an index of stress in these circumstances.
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