How does chemotherapy impact anesthesia administration?
Chemotherapy can lead to a range of complications that may affect anesthesia. These include cardiotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and hepatotoxicity. For example, anthracyclines, a class of chemotherapy agents, are known to cause cardiotoxicity, which can complicate anesthesia by increasing the risk of cardiac events during surgery. Nephrotoxic agents can impair renal function, necessitating careful dosing and monitoring of anesthetic drugs that are renally excreted.
