Refractory hypotension during carcinoid resection surgery

Vasopressin for refractory hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass.

Hypotension in Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery

to 60m.m.Hg. and with no ill effects at the end of the anaesthesia and the tremination of the operation the drops of the serum which contains 15mg. Wyamin will be in­creased to rise the blood pressure, now if the anaesthetic drug is Halothane recovery is quick and if Ether is used it is a little pro­longed. If while operating there is need for further injection of Adrenaline solution in the ope...

Colloids in Dialytic Refractory Hypotension

Surgery for midgut carcinoid.

Many clinicians prefer to avoid surgery in patients with carcinoid neoplasia, because of its slow growth and relatively favourable prognosis. Nevertheless, the commonest cause of death in patients with carcinoid is advanced metastatic disease, and both clinical and epidemiological data indicate that the more effectively the disease is ablated, the more long-lasting the benefit. Multidisciplinar...

ATP-induced ventricular asystole and hypotension during endovascular stenting surgery.

PURPOSE To describe four cases of endoluminal stenting surgery in which adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) was used to arrest the heart for accurate placement of the stent-graft. CLINICAL FEATURES Four patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysm were anaesthetized for deployment of a self-expanding stent-graft. Maintenance of general anaesthesia was performed with isoflurane and nitrous ox...