Inflammation and DNA damage induction in surgical patients maintained with desflurane anesthesia

In conclusion, anesthetic maintenance with the modern agent desflurane during minor surgeries led to genotoxic and inflammatory effects without altering the expression of inflammation related-genes the day after surgery in patients without comorbidities.
Source: Mutation Research Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research