Effect of perioperative autonomic nervous system imbalance on surgical outcomes: a systematic review
Pan WT, Ji MH, Ma D, Yang JJ
British Journal of Anaesthesia · 2025
Key finding
Maintaining balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems is an important prospect in perioperative medicine that could benefit surgical patients' short- or long-term recovery.
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- Postoperative Recovery
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- tcVNS
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- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
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Pan, W. T., Ji, M. H., Ma, D., & Yang, J. J. (2025). Effect of perioperative autonomic nervous system imbalance on surgical outcomes: a systematic review. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 135(3), 608-622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.06.004
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