Intraoperative immunomodulatory effects of sevoflurane versus total intravenous anesthesia with propofol in bariatric surgery (the OBESITA trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial

Abstract Background Obesity is associated with a chronic systemic inflammatory process. Volatile or intravenous anesthetic agents may modulate immune function, and may do so differentially in obesity. However, no study has evaluated whether these potential immunomodulatory effects differ according t...

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Main Authors: Giselle Carvalho de Sousa, Fernanda Ferreira Cruz, Luciana Boavista Heil, Carlos José Saboya Sobrinho, Felipe Saddy, Frederico Paranhos Knibel, Joana Barreto Pereira, Marcus J. Schultz, Paolo Pelosi, Marcelo Gama de Abreu, Pedro Leme Silva, Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3399-z