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Review
. 2020 Sep;20(9):321-328.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2020.04.006. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Anaesthesia, analgesia, and the surgical stress response

B Cusack  1 , D J Buggy  1
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Review

Anaesthesia, analgesia, and the surgical stress response

B Cusack et al. BJA Educ. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS); perioperative medicine; surgical stress response.

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Conflict of interest statement

DJB is a member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia.

Figures

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Fig 1
Hypothalamic activation of the neuroendocrine response.
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Fig 2
Integration of the stress response by the hypothalamus, sympathoadrenal, and sympathorenal responses.
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Fig 3
Surgery-induced immunological response. TGF, transforming growth factor.
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