Postoperative glucose metabolism in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. The response of glucose, insulin, growth hormone, corticosteroids, epinephrine, and unesterified fatty acids to extremity surgery.

17-Hydroxycorticosteroids/urine Adult Anesthesia, General Anesthesia, Spinal Blood Glucose/analysis Diabetes Mellitus/metabolism Epinephrine/blood Extremities/surgery Fatty Acids, Nonesterified/blood Glucocorticoids/urine Glucose/metabolism Glucose Tolerance Test Growth Hormone/blood Humans Insulin/blood Male Mandelic Acids/urine Time Factors

17-Hydroxycorticosteroids Blood Glucose Fatty Acids, Nonesterified Glucocorticoids Insulin Mandelic Acids Growth Hormone Glucose Epinephrine