Open AccessThe choice of anaesthetic—sevoflurane or propofol—and outcome from cancer surgery: A retrospective analysis
Author(s) -
Mats Enlund,
Anders Berglund,
Kalle Andreasson,
Catharina Cicek,
Anna Maria Enlund,
Leif Bergkvist
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009734.2014.922649
Subject(s) - medicine , sevoflurane , propofol , cancer surgery , anesthesia , retrospective cohort study , outcome (game theory) , local anaesthetic , cancer , surgery , mathematics , mathematical economics
Commonly used inhalational hypnotics, such as sevoflurane, are pro-inflammatory, whereas the intravenously administered hypnotic agent propofol is anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative. A few clinical studies have indicated similar effects in patients. We examined the possible association between patient survival after radical cancer surgery and the use of sevoflurane or propofol anaesthesia.