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Carcinoid Tumor Resection

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, arms extended
Time : 2-4 hours (long)
Blood Loss : Moderate (50 - 200 ml)
Post-op Pain : High (7-10)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Blocks : TAP, Rectus Sheath
Considerations : Arterial line, Central line, Aspiration risk / Full stomach, PONV, One-Lung Ventilation / Lung Isolation

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT, Nerve Block
2GETT, Epidural
The Surgery

Access - Supine, open midline or transverse laparotomy for most small-bowel and mesenteric root disease. Laparoscopic or robotic approaches are used for limited appendiceal and localized rectal...

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