Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Intensive perioperative management is required for adrenalectomy in patients with pheocromocytoma because of the unstable hemodynamics and life threatening cardiovascular disturbances due to catecholamine surge from the neuroendocrine tumors. The aim of this study was to assess the perioperative factors contributing to the hemodynamic changes during surgery in pheochromocytoma. ⋯ The decreases of blood pressure after resections of the central veins are dependent on the perioperative blood NA levels, the level of NA in the perioperative urine testig, and tumor sizes.
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We reviewed the indications for and features of preoperative epidural catheterization under radiographic monitoring. This technique allows easy epidural catheterization and achieves reliable effects for postoperative analgesia, reducing the burden on patients, particularly those with morbid obesity, strong transformation of spine or unilateral operations such as total knee arthroplasty or pneumectomy. Standard methods are as follows: (1) the patient is placed in a prone position on the fluoroscopic table; and (2) the operator usually stands to the left of the patient. ⋯ It is important that the operator advances the catheter to the epidural space on the operative side (right, left or middle). Finally, confirmation is made under radiographic imaging that the catheter remains at the back of the epidural space. Preoperative epidural catheterization under radiographic monitoring is a safe, reliable, and educational method.