Table 2 Mean catecholamine (CAMI) levels during and after surgery
|  | Total (n = 45) | 95 % CI | P value | AH (n = 15) | LH (n = 15) | VH (n = 15) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Noradrenalin during surgery (nmol/L) | 1.66 | 1.26–2.07 | 0.658 | 1.53 (0.88) | 1.52 (1.00) | 1.92 (1.95) |
Noradrenalin after surgery (nmol/L) | 1.05 | 0.82–1.28 | 0.517 | 1.10 (0.75) | 0.86 (0.27) | 1.17 (0.28) | |
Adrenalin during surgery (nmol/L) | 0.18 | 0.09–0.27 | 0.413 | 0.12 (0.16) | 0.16 (0.30) | 0.26 (0.42) | |
Adrenalin after surgery (nmol/L) | 0.08 | 0.06–0.09 | 0.286 | 0.07 (0.03) | 0.07 (0.05) | 0.10 (0.09) | |
|  | AH (n = 6) | LH (n = 7) |  | ||||
No epidural | Noradrenalin during surgery (nmol/L) | 1.75 | 1.16–2.34 | 0.392 | 2.01 (1.09) | 1.53 (0.87) |  |
Noradrenalin after surgery (nmol/L) | 1.11 | 0.67–1.56 | 0.013 | 1.62 (0.82) | 0.67 (0.20) |  | |
Adrenalin during surgery (nmol/L) | 0.27 | 0.07–0.46 | 0.636 | 0.22 (0.21) | 0.31 (0.40) |  | |
Adrenalin after surgery (nmol/L) | 0.09 | 0.06–0.12 | 0.355 | 0.07 (0.03) | 0.10 (0.06) |  | |
|  | AH (n = 9) | LH (n = 8) |  | ||||
With epidural | Noradrenalin during surgery (nmol/L) | 1.36 | 0.90–1.82 | 0.527 | 1.22 (0.58) | 1.51 (1.17) |  |
Noradrenalin after surgery (nmol/L) | 0.89 | 0.68–1.10 | 0.186 | 0.76 (0.49) | 1.03 (0.21) |  | |
Adrenalin during surgery (nmol/L) | 0.04 | 0.02–0.06 | 0.355 | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.03 (0.04) |  | |
Adrenalin after surgery (nmol/L) | 0.06 | 0.04–0.07 | 0.690 | 0.06 (0.02) | 0.05 (0.04) |  | |