Anaesthesia, analgesia, and the surgical stress response

B Cusack, D J Buggy, B Cusack, D J Buggy

No abstract available

Keywords: enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS); perioperative medicine; surgical stress response.

Conflict of interest statement

DJB is a member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia.

Figures

Fig 1

Hypothalamic activation of the neuroendocrine response.

Fig 2

Integration of the stress response by the hypothalamus, sympathoadrenal, and sympathorenal responses.

Fig 3

Surgery-induced immunological response. TGF, transforming growth factor.