Spinal anesthesia for emergency abdominal surgery in uncontrolled hyperthyroidism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Patients with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism presenting as an emergency are at considerable risk. The anesthetic management of a thyrotoxic patient undergoing incidental emergency surgery is discussed. We focus on the intraoperative problems and, above all, postoperative pain management with regional anesthesia.
Medical subject headings
- Abdomen
- Anesthesia, Spinal
- Emergency Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism