Immune function after major surgical interventions: The effect of postoperative pain treatment

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2018, Pages 1297-1305

  Amodeo, Giada ^a   Bugada, Dario ^b,c   Franchi, Silvia ^a   Moschetti, Giorgia ^a   Grimaldi, Stefania ^d   Panerai, Alberto ^a   Allegri, Massimo ^b   Sacerdote, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Immunomodulation; Lymphoproliferation; Opioids; Postoperative pain; Surgery

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

EID: 85058813648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S158230     Document Type: Article

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