Premium
Peri–operative management of carcinoid syndrome using ketanserin
Author(s) -
HOUGHTON K.,
CARTER J. A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb13050.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ketanserin , carcinoid syndrome , antagonist , receptor antagonist , blood pressure , anesthesia , serotonin , receptor , 5 ht receptor
Summary This report describes the successful use of ketanserin, a 5–HT 2 receptor antagonist, for the acute control of systemic blood pressure in a patient with the carcinoid syndrome. undergoing hepatic artery embolisation. Serial measurements of plasma 5–hydroxyindoles. platelet 5–hydroxytryptamine and plasma cate–cholamines are also given.