Induction of Anesthesia Triggers Hypertensive Crisis in a Patient With Undiagnosed Pheochromocytoma: Could Rocuronium be to Blame?

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 858-862

  Holldack, Holger J ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

anesthesia; complications; crisis; hypertension; pheochromocytoma; rocuronium

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CLONIDINE; ESMOLOL; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HALOPERIDOL; LISINOPRIL; METARAMINOL; MIDAZOLAM; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PILOCARPINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; TIMOLOL;

ADRENALECTOMY; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MELANOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 36549058658     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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