Volatile anesthetics affect macrophage phagocytosis.

<h4>Background</h4>Perioperative infections, particularly surgical site infections pose significant morbidity and mortality. Phagocytosis is a critical step for microbial eradication. We examined the effect of commonly used anesthetics on macrophage phagocytosis and its mechanism.<h4&...

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Main Authors: Hui Zha, Erika Matsunami, Nathan Blazon-Brown, Sophia Koutsogiannaki, Lifei Hou, Weiming Bu, Hasan Babazada, Kirsten C Odegard, Renyu Liu, Roderic G Eckenhoff, Koichi Yuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216163