Transversus abdominis plane block with general anesthesia blunts the perioperative stress response in patients undergoing radical gastrectomy

Abstract Background Surgical stress induces the release of neuroendocrine mediators and cytokines during perioperative period, which may have adverse effects on cancer patients. While the surgical stress responsse can be affected by anesthetic technique. Therefore, we designed this study to assess w...

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Main Authors: Ruizhu Liu, Haiyan Qin, Meng Wang, Kai Li, Guoqing Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0861-0