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Trial reportThoracic cancer2017

Effects of preemptive analgesia with flurbiprofen ester on lymphocytes and natural killer cells in patients undergoing esophagectomy: A randomized controlled pilot study.

Yi Zhou, Jinxi Huang, Yu Bai, Changsheng Li, Xihua Lu

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Trial report in Thoracic cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jinxi HuangDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yu BaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Changsheng LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Xihua LuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Zhengzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTumors may induce systemic immune dysfunction, which can be aggravated by surgery and anesthesia/analgesia. Data on the effect of flurbiprofen preemptive analgesia on immune dysfunction is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of flurbiprofen preemptive analgesia on lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells in patients undergoing thoracotomy and thoracoscopy radical esophagectomy, and to explore the analgesic methods suitable for tumor patients.

methodsThis was a randomized controlled pilot study of 89 patients with esophageal cancer treated with surgery at the Henan Cancer Hospital between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016. The patients were divided into three groups: group 1, thoracotomy; group 2, thoracoscopy and laparoscopic surgery; and group 3, flurbiprofen, thoracoscopy, and laparoscopic surgery. CD3+, CD19+, NK, CD4+, and CD8+ cells in whole blood were measured by flow cytometry 30 minutes before surgery (T0), at the end of the thoracic section of the procedure (T1), and at the end of the operation (T2).

resultsThere were no significant differences in CD3+, CD19+, CD8+, NK, and CD4+ cells between the three groups or regarding the time points during the procedure (all P > 0.05). Thoracotomy and thoracoscopy surgery resulted in similar immunological outcomes.

conclusionFlurbiprofen ester preemptive analgesia did not suppress the immune function in patients and could be a safe analgesic method for patients with esophageal cancer undergoing surgery.

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AgedAnalgesicsAntigens, CD19CD3 ComplexCD4 AntigensCD8 AntigensEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyFemaleFlurbiprofenHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsAnalgesicsAntigens, CD19CD19 molecule, humanCD3 ComplexCD4 AntigensCD8 AntigensFlurbiprofenEsophageal cancerflurbiprofenlymphocytesNK cellsthoracoscopy

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PMID28892265
PMCPMC5668486
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