title: Postoperative hypertension effect of carotid sinus denervation.
abstract: Postoperative arterial blood pressures were monitored in 43 patients who had undergone bilateral neck dissection during a 6-week period at Ankara Numune Hospital's IInd Otorhinolaryngology Department. During the first operations, all cases received carotid sinus denervation, whereas no denervation was done for the opposite side dissections held 6 weeks later. Study and control groups were composed of the same patients to achieve an objective outcome for the risk of postoperative hypertension. Hypertension was observed in 10 (23%) of 43 patients after the first operations and 12 (28%) of 43 patients after the opposite side dissections, for which no carotid denervation was done. The difference between the rates was insignificant statistically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ensari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaymakçi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kocaman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002346:Carotid Sinus / Q000294:innervation*; D003714:Denervation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*