Ling Lan, Qian Shu, Chunhua Yu, Lijian Pei, Yuelun Zhang, Li Xu, Yuguang Huang
BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor. Tumor resection remains a high-risk procedure due to intraoperative hemodynamic instability nowadays, which may lead to myocardial injury. We aimed to determine the incidence and associated risk factors for myocardial injury after laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma. METHODS: Adult patients (n=350, American Society of Anesthesiology physical status 1-3) who underwent elective laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma under general anesthesia between January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2020 were included in this observational, retrospective, single-center, cohort study...
2022: Frontiers in Oncology