Patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis were considered incurable with dismal survival rates
till hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy after optimal cytoreductive surgery evolved.
Perioperative management for these procedures is complex and involves an optimal
cytoreductive surgery followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. In this article
we highlight the perioperative concerns in these patients including anesthetic challenges,
such as optimal fluid management, maintaining blood pressure, control of body temperature …