ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2021
Evaluation of Preoperative Salivary Cortisol Level in Patients Undergoing Major Maxillofacial Surgery.
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- Salivary Cortisol Response After Ropivacaine-Dexamethasone Administration: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multi-method characterization of neurophysiological and biological stress responses in surgical teams during real surgical procedures.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2026Article
- A comparative evaluation of EEG Power spectrum characteristics between two methods for alleviating preoperative anxiety in breast cancer patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Investigating Non-Pharmacological Stress Reduction Interventions in Pediatric Patients Confirmed with Salivary Cortisol Levels: A Systematic Review.Pediatric reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
aimThe main purpose of the study was to compare the preoperative salivary cortisol levels 3 days before the major surgery under general anesthesia and to compare it with the patients undergoing extraction under local anesthesia. MATERIALS AND
methodsForty-two patients were undergoing major surgery and 42 age- and sex-matched patients undergoing dental extraction were included and their salivary cortisol levels were analyzed before and after the dental procedure.
resultsResults showed that there is a significant increase in the mean salivary cortisol concentration after extraction (23.7 ± 9.2) than before extraction (18.9 ± 23.7) in the study group (
conclusionWe have concluded from this study that the salivary cortisol level shows a significant increase on the day of surgery.
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