Malignant hyperthermia in a regional facility: A case study

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare hypermetabolic state that may be triggered by both anaesthesia and non-anaesthesia triggers. The main anaesthesia triggers for MH are the depolarising muscle relaxant suxamethonium and volatile anaesthetic gases. MH presents in several ways with not all clinica...

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Published in:	Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Main Author:	Catherine Kleidon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Australian College of Perioperative Nurses 2020-03-01
Subjects:	malignant hyperthermia anaesthetic regional facility dantrolene nursing management
Online Access:	https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/238