Postoperative hypertension following radical neck dissection

• Main Authors: Smita Prakash (Author), Amy Rapsang (Author), S Suresh Kumar (Author), Parminder S Bhatia (Author), Anoop R Gogia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Baroreflex failure results in wide excursions of blood pressure and heart rate. We report two cases that developed severe postoperative hypertension after radical neck dissection. Carotid sinus denervation during neck dissection may be the cause of the reflex hypertension once general anesthesia-ind...