ESTIMATION OF HALF-LIFE OF THE CAESARIOTOMY STRESS ON SODIUM-METABOLISM IN CAPRINE

A normal healthy ani mal usually responds in uniform manner to trauma. The response may continue till the pretrauma physiological status has been regained. Conventionally, the time duration of stress following trauma has been stated in terms of days/hours. Moore (1953) suggested that in patients with moderate trauma the catabolic (adrenergic-cortic oid) phase would last for about 4 days after which the turning point ( corticoid withdrawal) phase starts and continues for 2 days. According ly the range values of stress is available. The stress following diffe rent forms of trauma remain uncomparable since the range of values und er different degrees of trauma vary widely, Thus the significance or i mpact of-different forms of trauma remain only loosely comparable. For better understanding of the severity of trauma from the duration of t he effect of stress it is imperative that the same is to be ascertaine d and estimated properly with a quantitative definiteness. This is muc h more vital for different forms of surgical trauma. Therefore, an att empt has been made to quantify the duration of stress following caesar iotomy in caprine species in definite terms of half life of the catabo lic phase of the effect of trauma on serum sodium content.