ISSN:
1438-8359
Keywords:
Adenosine triphosphate
;
Norepinephrine
;
Phentolamine
;
Sodium nitroprusside
;
Pheochromocytoma
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract There has been no study comparing the advantage and disadvantage of various antihypertensive agents during surgery for pheochromocytomas because the study is difficult in clinical setting. In the present experiments using dogs, after increasing the arterial blood pressure with norepinephrine, we decreased it to the baseline with sodium nitroprusside (SNP), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), or phentolamine (PE) and compared the hemodynamic changes. A hyperdynamic state was found with ATP and with PE, but not with SNP. The norepinephrine-induced pulmonary hypertension could be successfully treated with SNP, but not with ATP or PE. The reason for these differences are thought to be the different vasodilative properties on peripheral arteries and veins. We conclude that agents that dilates the arteries and veins should be used to regulate the arterial pressure during surgical removal of a pheochromocytoma. (Murata K, Takahashi H, Ikeda K: Comparative cardiovascular effects of SNP, ATP and phentolamine during norepinephrine-induced hypertension in dogs. J Anesth 5: 396–403, 1991)
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s0054010050396
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