Case Reports
Urgent surgery in a poorly controlled hyperthyroid patient
Authors:
Hishani Imalka Perera ,
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, LK
About Hishani Imalka
Senior Registrar in Anaesthesiology
Dharshini Selvapalan,
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, LK
About Dharshini
Senior Registrar in Anaesthesiology
Anuja Abayadeera
University of Colombo, LK
About Anuja
Professor in Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine
Abstract
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.
How to Cite:
Perera, H.I., Selvapalan, D. and Abayadeera, A., 2020. Urgent surgery in a poorly controlled hyperthyroid patient. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, 28(2), pp.156–158. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v28i2.8536
Published on
30 Jun 2020.
Peer Reviewed
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