Valve replacement in carcinoid syndrome. Anaesthetic management for tricuspid and pulmonary valve surgery.
This report describes the anaesthetic management of a patient with carcinoid syndrome for cardiac catheterisation followed by replacement of the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. Apart from the precautionary use of aprotinin and steroids, routine techniques of anaesthesia and monitoring were used without complications attributable to secretions from tumour tissue.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*