Researchers found lighter anesthesia does not reduce the incidence of postoperative morbidity and short-term mortality in select patients, according to Anesthesiology News. In addition, more deeply anesthetized patients did have higher inflammatory levels, according to the report.
The study will be presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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