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Hypertension during anaesthesia with monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Author(s) -
SIDES C. A.
Publication year - 1987
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.1365-2044.1987.tb03088.x
Subject(s) - medicine , monoamine oxidase , anesthesia , pharmacology , enzyme , biochemistry , chemistry
Summary A hypertensive response to the induction of anaesthesia with etomidate and atracurium in a patient who recently received tranvlcypromine is described. The possible cause is discussed.