Epidural anaesthesia, ephedrine and phenylephrine in a patient taking moclobemide, a new monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
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Abstract
We report a case of low thoracic epidural and general anaesthesia in a patient receiving moclobemide, a new selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A. Intra-operative hypotension was initially treated with phenylephrine and then with ephedrine. The short half-life of moclobemide and its modest interaction with direct and indirect acting sympathomimetic drugs permit the use of epidural anaesthesia, since any associated hypotension can be safely treated.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Benzamides
- Hypotension
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Sympathomimetics