Topic phenylephrine should be cautiously administered before surgery and the anesthesiologist should be informed so that measures may be taken to prevent systemic absorption of large amounts. If there is absorption, preconized management should be followed, that is, decrease blood pressure without inducing myocardial depression, as it is the case with beta-blockers or calcium channel blockers. Direct action vasodilators, or alpha-blockers, are the options for severe hypertension induced by systemic phenylephrine absorption.
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