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CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Safe and Cost-Effective Preoperative Preparation of Patients with Pheochromocytoma

Ronald M. Witteles, BA^*,, Edwin L. Kaplan, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD^*

Departments of *Anesthesia and Critical Care and Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Michael Roizen, MD, Chairman, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 4028, Chicago, IL 60637.

Implications: This study examines the management of patients diagnosed with pheochromocytoma at a major academic teaching hospital. The findings indicate that most patients can be safely managed as outpatients preoperatively, resulting in significantly shorter hospitalizations and no adverse sequelae.

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