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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 29, 364-371, Copyright © 1982 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Cancer, Chemotherapy and Anaesthesia

FRANCES CHUNG 1

1 Department of Anaesthesia, University of Toronto and Department of Anaesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8

Cancer patients coming to operation can suffer from multiple systemic problems which may complicate the anaesthetic management. Interactions between anaesthetics and cytotoxic agents can occur. Patients may have increased sensitivity to general anaesthetics, and prolonged neuromuscular blockade might occur after muscle relaxants.

Key Words: ANAESTHESIA, complications, chemotherapy • CHEMOTHERAPY, cancer, anaesthesia






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