[Preoperative preparation of patients with arterial hypertension from the viewpoint of the internist]

Abstract

In their review the authors submit pathophysiological comments on arterial hypertension in conjunction with general anaesthesia and they evaluate the risk of anaesthesia in hypertensive subjects. They discuss in more detail the preoperative preparation of the above patients by presenting actual data on the interactions of general anaesthetics with diuretics, beta-blockers, blockers of calcium channels and other antihypertensive preparations. Their own experience pertains to the preoperative administration of selected diuretics, used in this country, i.e. Trimepranol and Corinfar.