BACKGROUND: Numerous transient effects of anesthesia on postoperative immune status
have been documented in the literature. OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to test the …

Background While most anaesthetics are known to suppress immune reactions, data from
experimental studies indicate the enhancement of reactivity to inflammatory stimulators …

Background Although one-lung ventilation (OLV) has become an established procedure
during thoracic surgery, sparse data exist about inflammatory alterations in the deflated …

SummaryBackground and objective: Anaesthesia may affect the regulatory balance of
postoperative immune response. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of …

Background: Anesthesia and surgery are associated with impairment of the immune system
expressed as an excessive proinflammatory immune response and suppression of cell …

We have examined if sevoflurane anaesthesia per se modified the number of circulating
leucocytes in humans. Fifty-nine patients undergoing elective surgery were anaesthetized …

There are two major subpopulations of peripheral helper T lymphocytes: T helper 1 (Th1)
and T helper 2 (Th2) cells. Surgical stress increases the number of Th2 cells, and decreases …

OBJECTIVE: During reperfusion after cardiopulmonary bypass, leukocytes are retained in
the lungs. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of sevoflurane on the …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different general anaesthesia
techniques on immune responses in patients undergoing surgery for tongue cancer. Sixty …

SummaryBackground and objective: Both chronic occupational exposure to volatile
anaesthetic agents and acute in vitro exposure of neutrophils to isoflurane have been shown …