Urgent surgery in a poorly controlled hyperthyroid patient
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|Jun 2020Abstract
Hyperthyroidism is a multisystemic disease with its main effects on the cardiovascular system. It is better to control thyroid hormone excess before surgery to avoid the risk of precipitating thyroid storm. This won’t be practical in emergency or urgent surgeries. This is a case history of a 50 year old man with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism who underwent a gastrectomy for a carcinoma. Hyperthyroidism was managed with antithyroid drugs, beta blockers, glucocorticoids and magnesium sulphate.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v28i2.8536 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 156 - 158
Published on: Jun 30, 2020
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2020 Hishani Imalka Perera, Dharshini Selvapalan, Anuja Abayadeera, published by College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
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