Anesthetic Depth Effects Upon Immune Competent Cells
Germany16 participantsStarted 2009-03
Plain-language summary
Anesthesia depth affects the proliferation of lymphocytes to NK-cells and memory T-cells effect and the phagocytosis activity of macrophages in healthy patients. ASA 1-3 subjects undergoing extended shoulder surgery under continuous regional anesthesia randomly were assigned to a deep or a shallow anesthesia level (BIS \<35 or \>55) for more than an hour. Immune response is measured by lymphocyte proliferation as well as neutrophil and monocyte phagocytosis activity.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* enrolment for longer shoulder surgery
* consent for the standard anesthesia form in combination with the interscalene plexus block
* ASA Status 1-3
Exclusion Criteria:
* sedative premedication
* severe immune deficiency (diabetes, steroid or antihistamine medication, cancer, chemotherapy,
* status post transplantation, drug and alcohol abuse),
* recent surgery (1 month) or blood transfusion
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What they're measuring
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Depression of lymphocyte proliferation by CD expression pattern in SASPA-Test as given in a percentage from before anesthesia