Chaimberg Kathleen H, Travis Kenneth W
Department of Anesthesia, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Anesth Analg. 2002 Nov;95(5):1196-7, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00014.
Midodrine, a drug used to treat symptomatic orthostatic hypotension, may cause or exacerbate supine hypertension. We describe a case of a patient taking midodrine who exhibited severe hypertension during general anesthesia. Possible preventive measures to avoid this complication are discussed.