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Use of clevidipine for intraoperative hypertension caused by an undiagnosed pheochromocytoma: a case report.

Author(s): Kline JP

Affiliation(s): Bayfront Medical Center, St Petersburg, Florida, USA. nerveblocker@gmail.com

Publication date & source: 2010-08, AANA J., 78(4):288-90.

Publication type: Case Reports

The acute intraoperative hypertension and tachycardia caused by an undiagnosed pheochromocytoma is a rare event for the anesthesia provider. If treatment is not prompt and successful, permanent and possibly lethal complications can ensue. This article reports what the author believes to be the first case study in which clevidipine (Cleviprex) was successfully used to treat a suspected, and later diagnosed, pheochromocytoma.

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