Effects and mechanisms of perioperative medications on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal response to surgical injury : A narrative review

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The adrenal gland is a vital endocrine organ, and adrenal steroid synthesis and secretion are closely regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in response to various stimuli. Surgery or trauma can activate the HPA axis and induce the secretion of cortisol. Different cortisol responses vary with the grade of surgery. Perioperative medications have the potential to decrease the cortisol level in the body, and both excessive and insufficient cortisol levels after surgery are disadvantageous. The effect of perioperative medications on the HPA response to surgery can be divided into three levels: "adrenal insufficiency (AI)", "stress response inhibition", and "uncertainty". The clinical presentation of AI includes fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle cramps, hypotension, hypovolemic shock and prerenal failure, which may result in fatal consequences. Stress response inhibition can reduce postoperative complications, such as pain and cognitive dysfunction. This is protective to patients during perioperative and postoperative periods. The aim of the present review is to shed light on current evidence regarding the exact effects and mechanisms of perioperative medications on the HPA response to surgical injury and provide the applicable guidance on clinical anesthesia.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:94

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical anesthesia - 94(2024) vom: 10. März, Seite 111367

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Feng, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Pan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wen-Sheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α2-adrenoceptor agonist
Adrenal insufficiency
Benzodiazepines
Cortisol
Glucocorticoids
Hydrocortisone
Journal Article
Local anesthetics
Opioids
Perioperative medications
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Sedatives
Stress response
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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111367

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367229722