Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8939139 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2007 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This study showed that the innate immune system is suppressed from the early period of upper abdominal surgery. Subgroup analysis suggested that epidural anaesthesia to T4 dermatome as well as general anaesthesia may not protect patients from this immunosuppression. These results in part explain the impairment of host-defense mechanisms seen in the perioperative period.
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Authors
T. Kawasaki, M. Ogata, C. Kawasaki, K. Okamoto, T. Sata,