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Valve replacement in carcinoid syndrome
Author(s) -
NIELSEN M.S.,
MANNERS J.M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb06329.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aprotinin , carcinoid syndrome , valve replacement , tricuspid valve , carcinoid heart disease , surgery , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , cardiology , stenosis
This report describes the anaesthetic management of a patient with carcinoid syndrome for cardiac catheterisation followed by replacement of the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. Apart from the precautionary use of aprotinin and steroids, routine techniques of anaesthesia and monitoring were used without complications attributable to secretions from tumour tissue.