A Minimal-Invasive Metabolic Test Detects Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility in a Patient after Sevoflurane-Induced Metabolic Crisis
Malignant hyperthermia is a rare but life-threatening complication of general anesthesia in predisposed patients usually triggered by potent inhalation anesthetics and/or the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine. The authors present a case of delayed sevoflurane-induced malignant hyperthermi...
| Published in: | Case Reports in Anesthesiology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/953859 |