Perioperative Carcinoid Crisis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Aileen XuPilar SuzTea ReljicAbhirup C AreAmbuj KumarBenjamin PowersJonathan R StrosbergJason W DenboJason B FlemingDaniel A Anaya

Published in: Cancers (2022)

Intraoperative carcinoid crisis is a common complication occurring in up to 20% of patients with midgut NET and/or liver metastasis undergoing surgery. Prophylactic octreotide may not provide an efficient way to prevent this complication. Future studies should focus on prospective evaluation of well-defined prophylactic protocols using a standardized definition for CC.

Keyphrases

public health
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
cardiac surgery
current status
surgical site infection
aedes aegypti
neuroendocrine tumors
coronary artery disease
acute kidney injury
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation