Remifentanil Attenuates Systemic Inflammatory Response in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Abstract

Background: Systemic inflammatory response plays pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of organ dysfunction after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The aim of this study was to investigate whether remifentanil has the effects on the systemic inflammatory response induced by cardiac surgery with CPB.