Magnesium and Dexmedetomidine in Pheochromocytoma

Magnesium and Dexmedetomidine Combination Reduces Sodium Nitroprusside Requirement in Laparoscopic Pheochromocytoma

Anesthesia management of pheochromocytoma excision surgery is associated with severe hemodynamic fluctuations.The objective of this study was to compare the hypertensive episodes requiring sodium nitroprusside administration between the group treated with magnesium-dexmedetomidine and conventional group in pheochromocytoma.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists classification (ASA) 1-3
• high urinary catecholamine or metabolites
• tumor sizes < 5 cm
• body mass index (BMI) <35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• open surgery
• bilateral masses
• tumor larger than 5 cm
• incomplete data