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Exaggerated cardiovascular response to anaesthesia — a case for investigation
Author(s) -
; Jones,
Redfern,
; Shaw,
Matthew Baylis
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00998.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , clipping (morphology) , general anaesthesia , elective surgery , arteriovenous malformation , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
We present a case of a 40‐year‐old woman who developed major cardiovascular complications during anaesthesia for an elective clipping of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Postoperative investigation confirmed the diagnosis of an adrenal phaeochromocytoma. In retrospect, it became apparent that she had experienced a series of potentially life‐threatening events over a 20‐year period all of which are known complications of phaeochromocytoma. This case highlights the importance of investigating young patients who have unexpected and unexplained cardiovascular events during anaesthesia and surgery.