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Anaesthesia for Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Dr Rosemarie Kearsley1, Dr Sine´ ad Egan2, Professor Conan McCaul3

1Specialist Registrar, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
2Specialist Registrar, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
3Supervising Consultant, Consultant Anaesthetist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Edited by: Dr Alison Jackson, Specialist Anaesthetist, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand

Corresponding author e-mail: rosemariekearsley@gmail.com

Published 15 May 2018

Abstract

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a highly concentrated, heated chemotherapy treatment that is delivered directly to the abdomen during surgery as an effective multimodality treatment option for selected patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. This tutorial discusses the anaesthetic considerations and physiological impacts of the procedure.

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