Influence of anesthesia on immune responses and its effect on vaccination in children: Review of evidence

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 410-420

  Siebert, J N ^a   Posfay Barbe, K M ^b   Habre, W ^b   Siegrist, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; LIVE VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PROPOFOL; RABIES VACCINE; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL; VACCINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

ABSCESS; AGITATION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CELL COUNT; CRYING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEVER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION SITE INFLAMMATION; IRRITABILITY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NECROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PETECHIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VACCINATION; VACCINATION REACTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHOCYTES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 34247370150     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02120.x     Document Type: Review

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