title: [Anesthesia in drug addiction].
abstract: The growing social problem of drug abuse has increased the likelihood that anesthesiologists will find acute or chronic drug users among patients requiring anesthesia for elective or emergency surgery. We must therefore be aware of the effects drugs have on the organism and their possible pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions with anesthetic agents in order to prevent complications during surgery and postoperative recovery. Such knowledge is required for the management of abstinence syndrome or overdose, which pose the greatest potential dangers for the hospitalized drug addict.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiologáa, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid. martavm_81@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vázquez Moyano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uña Orejón
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002186:Cannabinoids; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D002186:Cannabinoids; D006213:Hallucinogens; D007649:Ketamine