Douglas W Wilmore1. 1. Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts 02115, USA. dwilmore@partners.org
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evolution of knowledge concerning the stress response in surgical patients and to determine the therapeutic benefit of stress reduction therapy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The stress response in surgical patients is associated with tissue catabolism, organ failure, and prolonged recovery. Understanding the neural-hormonal basis for these events has stimulated efforts to attenuate these undesirable effects. A review of the results of these efforts is important for the application of stress reduction therapy and further improvement of surgical care. METHODS: Medline was searched from 1980 to the present using the terms "stress response," "neural-hormonal response," "fast track surgery," and "outcome in surgical patients." These papers were reviewed along with historical information relating to early descriptions of metabolic and stress responses in surgical patients. RESULTS: Improved understanding of the stress response in surgical patients has occurred over the past 70 years. Multiple examples of stress reduction associated with decreased morbidity and mortality are reported. CONCLUSIONS: Reduction of stress in surgical patients has improved outcome. The use of stress reduction techniques will continue to expand and contribute to the improvement of future surgical care.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evolution of knowledge concerning the stress response in surgical patients and to determine the therapeutic benefit of stress reduction therapy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The stress response in surgical patients is associated with tissue catabolism, organ failure, and prolonged recovery. Understanding the neural-hormonal basis for these events has stimulated efforts to attenuate these undesirable effects. A review of the results of these efforts is important for the application of stress reduction therapy and further improvement of surgical care. METHODS: Medline was searched from 1980 to the present using the terms "stress response," "neural-hormonal response," "fast track surgery," and "outcome in surgical patients." These papers were reviewed along with historical information relating to early descriptions of metabolic and stress responses in surgical patients. RESULTS: Improved understanding of the stress response in surgical patients has occurred over the past 70 years. Multiple examples of stress reduction associated with decreased morbidity and mortality are reported. CONCLUSIONS: Reduction of stress in surgical patients has improved outcome. The use of stress reduction techniques will continue to expand and contribute to the improvement of future surgical care.
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