Remifentanil-induced alterations in neutrophil numbers after surgery

Abstract Background Neutrophils are the first line of defense against invasive microorganisms during and after surgery. There is a possibility that different opioid analgesics used during surgery have different effects on the leucocyte count. We retrospectively analyzed the numbers of leucocytes, ne...

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Main Authors: Toshiichro Inagi, Hideko Hoshina, Manzo Suzuki, Miki Wada, Hiroyasu Bito, Atsuhiro Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-04-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0031-z