Risk Factors for Intraoperative Hypertension during Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

Objective: To investigate the incidence and identify risk factors for the occurrence of intraoperative hypertension (IOH) during surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT).

Subjects And Methods: The study included 269 patients surgically treated between January 2008 and January 2012 for pHPT. IOH was defined as an increase in systolic blood pressure ≥20% compared to baseline values which lasted for 15 min.

PREDICTORS OF DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN THYROID SURGERY: A FIVE-YEAR OBSERVATIONAL SINGLE-CENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Difficult tracheal intubation (DI) is more common in thyroid than in other surgical branches due to thyromegaly. Proper preoperative airway evaluation is necessary in order to reduce the potential numerous complications. The study examined the incidence of DI in thyroid surgery and the influence of tracheal dislocation and other risk factors on DI.

Anaesthesia and the patient with diabetes.

Aims: To provide updated knowledge regarding the airway management and the possibility of difficult intubation in diabetic patients.

Materials And Methods: We preformed a systematic literature review of the English language literature, published over the past 10 years which deals with this subject.

Results: The vast majority of the modern literature data supports the fact that diabetic population has higher risk for difficult intubation occurrence.