Open AccessPostoperative hypertension following radical neck dissection
Author(s) -
Smita Prakash,
Amy Grace Rapsang,
Suresh Kumar,
Parminder S. Bhatia,
Anoop Raj Gogia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.92462
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid sinus , neck dissection , denervation , baroreflex , anesthesia , reflex , blood pressure , dissection (medical) , surgery , heart rate , cardiology , carcinoma
Baroreflex failure results in wide excursions of blood pressure and heart rate. We report two cases that developed severe postoperative hypertension after radical neck dissection. Carotid sinus denervation during neck dissection may be the cause of the reflex hypertension once general anesthesia-induced vasodilatation has ended.