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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2005
Case ReportsSpinal anesthesia for emergency abdominal surgery in uncontrolled hyperthyroidism.
- A Varela, A Yuste, R Villazala, J Garrido, A Lorenzo, and E López.
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Gregorio Marañón General Hospital, Madrid, Spain. bertocabo@mixmail.com
- Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2005 Jan 1; 49 (1): 100-3.
AbstractPatients with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism presenting as an emergency are at considerable risk. The anesthetic management of a thyrotoxic patient undergoing incidental emergency surgery is discussed. We focus on the intraoperative problems and, above all, postoperative pain management with regional anesthesia.
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