Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 129-131 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Research in Veterinary Science |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Effect of non-adrenal illness, anaesthesia and surgery on plasma cortisol concentrations in dogs. / Church, D. B.; Nicholson, A. I.; Ilkiw, Jan; Emslie, D. R.
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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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