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Review
. 2014 Dec;32(4):841-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2014.08.004. Epub 2014 Sep 30.

Regional anesthesia-analgesia: relationship to cancer recurrence and infection

Benjamin A Vaghari  1 , Omar I Ahmed  1 , Christopher L Wu  2
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Review

Regional anesthesia-analgesia: relationship to cancer recurrence and infection

Benjamin A Vaghari et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

The basic principles of perioperative immune function with regard to cancer recurrence and infection are reviewed. The role of regional anesthesia-analgesia in preservation of immune function and available published data are discussed.

Keywords: Cancer; Epidural; Infection; Regional anesthesia.

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