Sex, Type of Surgery, and Surgical Site Infections Are Associated with Perioperative Cortisol in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Sex, Type of Surgery, and Surgical Site Infections Are Associated with Perioperative Cortisol in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Excessive endocrine response to trauma negatively affects patients’ well-being. Cortisol dynamics following robot-assisted colorectal surgery are unknown. We aimed at determining the impact of cancer pathology and surgery-related factors on baseline cortisol levels and analyzed its time-profile in c...

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Main Authors: Mariusz G. Fleszar, Paulina Fortuna, Marek Zawadzki, Paweł Hodurek, Iwona Bednarz-Misa, Wojciech Witkiewicz, Małgorzata Krzystek-Korpacka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
hypothalamus–pituitary gland–adrenal glands axis
cortisol
stress response
surgical trauma
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/589

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