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Malignant hyperthermia: what we may need to have at hand

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 49 (4), 2021
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is often neglected in anesthesia because of its rare incidence (around 1:100,000 general anesthetics). However, when it occurs, it becomes the anesthesiologist's nightmare. In the United States, Canada, and in most European countries, it is mandatory to store dantrolene wherev...

Caso de hipertermia maligna en paciente intervenida de apendicectomía laparoscópica

Rev. chil. anest; 50 (3), 2021
Malignant hyperthermia is an hypermetabolic syndrome in which the intracellular calcium receptors are altered. Patients who present compatible symptoms with this symdrome are genetically predisposed. Many of the cases have been described in the surgical area, due to the use of anesthesic drugs and neurom...

Síndrome de hipertermia maligna: una patología infrecuente

Resumen Introducción: El síndrome de hipertermia maligna es un trastorno farmacogenético del músculo esquelético de carácter hereditario, que se caracteriza por un estado hipermetabólico relacionado con la exposición a anestésicos inhalatorios o relajantes musculares despolarizantes. Se trata d...

Cost-benefit relationship of keeping dantrolene stocks from the point of view of healthcare institutions

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 48 (2), 2020
Abstract Introduction: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an acute syndrome triggered by certain anesthetic medications. Dantrolene is the only specific treatment for MH crises. Without treatment, lethality may be as high as 80%. In Colombia, it is not mandatory to keep dantrolene supplies in stock. Object...

Malignant hyperthermia in a child after magnetic resonance imaging: a case report

ABSTRACT Objective: To report on a case of malignant hyperthermia in a child after a magnetic resonance imaging of the skull was performed using sevoflurane anesthesia. Case description: A 3-year-old boy admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after presenting clinical and laboratory findings c...

Acute postoperative sepsis mimicking symptomology suspicious for malignant hyperthermia: case report

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (6), 2019
Abstract Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction with non-specific clinical features that can mimic other clinical conditions with hyper metabolic state such as malignant hyperthermia. Perioperatively anesthesia providers come across such scenarios, which are extremely challenging wit...

Hipertermia maligna: reporte de un caso clínico

Anest. analg. reanim; 29 (2), 2016
Resumen: La Hipertermia Maligna (HM), es un síndrome clínico que ocurre en pacientes susceptibles tras la exposición a un agente anestésico desencadenante. La mortalidad desciende con tratamiento específico, por lo que es fundamental su diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz. Se presenta el caso clínico...

Sindrome de hipertermia maligna: a propósito de un caso clínico

Arch. argent. pediatr; 113 (2), 2015
El síndrome de hipertermia maligna es una miopatía familiar de naturaleza farmacogenética, que se presenta como un síndrome hipercatabólico del músculo esquelético ligado a la anestesia. La incidencia en pediatría es de 1 cada 10 000 cirugías. Puede ser de instalación rápida, asociado a succin...