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Review
. 2017 Mar 21;21(1):67.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1645-x.

Anti-inflammatory properties of anesthetic agents

Fernanda Ferreira Cruz  1 , Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco  1 , Paolo Pelosi  2
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Review

Anti-inflammatory properties of anesthetic agents

Fernanda Ferreira Cruz et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017. Other selected articles can be found online at http://ccforum.com/series/annualupdate2017 . Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/8901 .

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Schematic diagram of possible modulators of immune competence during anesthesia and surgery. Anesthetics have direct effects on the immune system and indirect effects through neuro-immune-endocrine interactions during surgical stress
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