Effect of intraoperative intravenous lidocaine on pain and plasma interleukin-6 in patients undergoing hysterectomy

Background and objectives: Interleukin-6 is a predictor of trauma severity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intravenous lidocaine on pain severity and plasma interleukin-6 after hysterectomy. Method: A prospective, randomized, comparative, double-blind study with 40 patients,...

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Main Authors: Caio Marcio Barros de Oliveira, Rioko Kimiko Sakata, Alexandre Slullitel, Reinaldo Salomão, Vera Lucia Lanchote, Adriana Machado Issy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414001274