Anaesthetic management of a pregnant woman with carcinoid disease |
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Authors: | K.M. Woo N.N. Imasogie I. Bruni S.I. Singh |
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Affiliation: | aSchulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | Carcinoid tumours are neuroendocrine in origin and release vasoactive substances. Carcinoid tumours may be associated with carcinoid syndrome in 2–5% of patients and result in haemodynamic instability, bronchospasm, volume and electrolyte imbalance, and hyperglycaemia. We present the anaesthetic management of a 29-year-old parturient with metastatic carcinoid tumour. Although our patient did not ultimately develop carcinoid syndrome during the peripartum period, it was important that we used a multidisciplinary team approach, with close monitoring of her antenatal progress, and planned epidural analgesia for labour and delivery. |
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Keywords: | Carcinoid disease Pregnancy Labour Epidural |
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