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Can propofol precipitate pancreatitis in patients with Cushing's syndrome?
Author(s) -
Priya G.,
Bhagat H.,
Pandia M. P.,
Chaturvedi A.,
Seth A.,
Goswami R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00751.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , propofol , acute pancreatitis , cushing's disease , hypophysectomy , disease , anesthesia , bolus (digestion) , general surgery , intensive care medicine , surgery , hormone
We encountered two cases of acute pancreatitis in patients with Cushing's disease following transnasal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. In both cases propofol was used in bolus doses, and is thought to be the probable factor for its development. Since elevated cortisol levels in Cushing's disease poses a threat for pancreatitis, there is a possibility that patients with Cushing's disease might be more prone to acute pancreatitis following propofol administration. Anaesthesiologists and physicians dealing with the management of Cushing's disease need to be aware of this possibility.