Albumin Excretion in Operating Surgeons and in Hypertension

Microalbuminuria and Potential Confounders: A review and some observations on variability of urinary albumin excretion

“…In certain stressful situations, e.g., anesthesia, there may be increases (36); also, injection of large pharmacological doses of insulin may also provoke increases (36). During other stressful situations, e.g., major surgery (35,36), and, indeed, also in the operating surgeons (77), there may also be an increase.…”

Does β-blockade affect surgical performance?. A double blind trial of oxprenolol

“…The abolition of the tachycardia by /3-adrenoceptor blockade also proves its sympathetic mediation. Others have since demonstated that urinary hydroxy corticosteroids are raised in surgeons carrying out operating lists (7), further evidence of the presence of a hitherto unrecognized effector overactivity occumng in even experienced surgeons undertaking operative procedures. Although a sympathetically induced tachycardia does occur, most surgeons would agree that they, like airline pilots who also experience an occupational tachycardia (8), are not aware of obvious anxiety or apprehension.…”

Studies on Kidney Function in Subjects Exposed to Organic Solvents

“…During the last 15 years, several investigations have been published in which urinary concentrations of albumin has been estimated by means of immunochemical methods. The average albumin concentration in ambulant persons is 3.8-10.0 mg/l or 4.2-12.0 pg/min (8,11,15,19,21,23). The differences in findings between the studies are probably due to varying conditions during the investigation.…”