You should be able to:
- Define the surgical stress response
- Outline the core components involved in the surgical stress response
- Describe the effects of the stress response and how these occur over time
- Explain the adverse effects and the benefits of minimising the stress response
- Describe which techniques can be used to minimise the stress response in a patient undergoing surgery
The Guidewire
- Page: Surgical Stress Response
Review Articles
- Burton, BJA Ed (2004); Endocrine and Metabolic Response to Surgery
- Desborough, BJA (2000); The Stress Response to Trauma
- Finnerty, JPEN (2013); The Surgically Induced Stress Response
- Ivanovs, Pros Lat Acad Sci (2012); Stress Response to Surgery and Possible Ways of Its Correction
- Singh, Ind J Anaes Sci (2003); Stress Response and Anaesthesia