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Brief Title: Influence of Epidural Analgesia on Natural Killer Cell (NK) Activity After Colonic Cancer Surgery
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Study ID: NCT02326727
Brief Summary: Regional anesthesia may decrease the release of endogenous opioids, increase Natural Killer cell (NK) function and decrease development of metastasis. The recent analysis of the Cancer Registry has noted an improved 5-year survival in patients who received epidural analgesia during surgery for colorectal carcinoma.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, , Israel