OBJECTIVE: To study the influence of laparotomy and laparoscopy on local and systemic inflammation in a rat model of peritonitis. DESIGN: Bacteremia, peripheral leukocyte subpopulations, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) plasma levels, and ex vivo secretion of peripheral blood mononuclear cell...
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