Uneventful spinal anesthesia for a patient with carcinoid syndrome managed with long-acting octreotide

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 678-681

  Orbach Zinger, Sharon ^a   Lombroso, Raphael ^a   Eidelman, Leonid A ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ATENOLOL; BUPIVACAINE; DIGOXIN; FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; OXYGEN; SPIRONOLACTONE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BRONCHOSPASM; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INGUINAL HERNIA; LEG EDEMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NOCTURIA; OPERATING ROOM; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0036700703     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017444     Document Type: Article

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