Postoperative hypertension following radical neck dissection

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-ind...

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Published inJournal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 121 - 123
Main Authors Prakash, Smita, Rapsang, Amy, Kumar, Suresh S, Bhatia, Parminder S, Gogia, Anoop R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
baroreceptors
Blood pressure
Care and treatment
carotid sinus
Case Report
Case studies
complication
denervation
Diagnosis
Hypertension
Neck
neck dissection
Surgery
India
baroreceptors
carotid sinus
complication
denervation
Blood pressure
neck dissection
hypertension
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0970-9185
2231-2730
DOI:10.4103/0970-9185.92462