The amount of compensatory sweating depends on the patient, the damage that the white rami communicans incurs, and the amount of cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery.
Other potential complications include inadequate resection of the ganglia, gustatory sweating, pneumothorax, cardiac dysfunction, post-operative pain, and finally Horner’s syndrome secondary to resection of the stellate ganglion.
www.ubcmj.com/pdf/ubcmj_2_1_2010_24-29.pdf

After severing the cervical sympathetic trunk, the cells of the cervical sympathetic ganglion undergo transneuronic degeneration
After severing the sympathetic trunk, the cells of its origin undergo complete disintegration within a year.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1967.tb00255.x/abstract

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Drug warning - Karvezide, AVAPRO HCT - you must tell your doctor if you have had sympathectomy

Tell your doctor if:

* you have had a sympathectomy

* you have been taking diuretics

*you have a history of allergy or asthma


www.racgp.org.au/cmi/swckarvz.pdf

2. Before you start to take AVAPRO HCT

Tell your doctor if:
  • you suffer from any medical conditions especially-
    - kidney problems, or have had a kidney transplant or dialysis
    - heart problems
    - liver problems, or have had liver problems in the past
    - diabetes
    - gout or have had gout in the past
    - lupus erythematosus
    - high or low levels of potassium or sodium or other electrolytes in your blood
    - primary aldosteronism
  • you are strictly restricting your salt intake
  • you are lactose intolerant or have had any allergies to any other medicine or any other substances, such as foods, preservatives or dyes.
  • have had a sympathectomy
  • you have been taking diuretics
  • you have a history of allergy or asthma
http://www.mydr.com.au/medicines/cmis/avapro-hct-300-25-tablets

Published by MIMS/myDr March 2011
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