PURPOSE
To study the immunological effects of two types of anesthesia on the immune response in infants during a minimally stressful surgical procedure.
METHODS
The effects of inhalational halothane (halothane + N2O + O2, spontaneous breathing, n = 12) and conventional balanced anesthesia (thiopental + N2O + O2 + fentanyl + vecuronium, mechanical ventilation, n = 12) on immune function were m...