The effect of cortisol suppression on interleukin-6 and white blood cell responses to surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 304-308

  Jameson, P ^a   Desborough, J P ^a   Bryant, A E ^a   Hall, G M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glucocorticoids; interleukin 6; leucocytes; surgery

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY;

EID: 0031059465     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04683.x     Document Type: Article

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