Effect of ketamine on pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine response in paediatric cardiac surgery: A prospective randomised controlled study

Background and Aims: Paediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with a marked inflammatory response and triggers release of inflammatory cytokines. The aim of this study was to study the effect of ketamine on the inflammatory response during correction of congenital c...

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Main Authors: Tamer Hamed Ibrahim, Hassan Saad Abdelrahman, Mohammed A Alharbi, Ibrahim A Zabani, Mohamed Fouad Ismail, Heba Kary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2017;volume=61;issue=7;spage=549;epage=555;aulast=Ibrahim