title: Implications of immune function to anesthesia care.
abstract: Multiple aspects of perianesthesia care and the perioperative environment can influence the functions of the immune system. This course reviews basic immune system functions and potential sources of immune system-altering perioperative stress. The effects of commonly used anesthesia drugs, opioids, and adjunct drugs on immune function are discussed. Patient populations at risk for increased morbidity due to perioperative immune depression are identified, along with patient-specific measures nurse anesthetists can take to reduce postoperative immune dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Anesthesiology, USA. cgriffis@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Griffis
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yermal
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects; D015213:Neuroimmunomodulation / Q000187:drug effects; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D019990:Perioperative Care; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000276:immunology; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid