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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 28, 394-396, Copyright © 1981 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Severe Hypertension Associated With Pancuronium in a Patient With a Phaeochromocytoma

RONALD M. JONES 1 and ANNE B. HILL 1

1 University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

There are a number of factors to consider in choosing a muscle relaxant for patients with a phaeochromocytoma. It has been suggested that pancuronium is the muscle relaxant of choice.1-3 This report describes a severe hypertensive response associated with pancuronium in a patient undergoing surgery for the removal of a phaeochromocytoma.

Note:

Present address: Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, England, NG7 2UH.

Key Words: PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA, pancuronium, hypertensive crisis.






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