Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
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Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. · Aug 2004
Comparative StudyIncreased cortisol response to surgery in patients with alcohol problems who developed postoperative confusion.
Patients with alcohol problems often develop postoperative confusion and have impaired cortisol, ACTH, and norepinephrine. However, the relationship between neuroendocrine responses to surgical stress and postoperative confusion remains unclear in patients with alcohol problems. ⋯ The cortisol response to surgical stress increases in patients with alcohol problems who develop postoperative confusion, although cortisol response to surgical stress decreases in patients with alcohol problems without postoperative confusion.