Why the study?
Does oral dantrolene improve musculoskeletal symptoms in nonanesthetic probands with a positive caffeine-halothane contracture test?
Population
136 probands without reaction to anesthesia who underwent caffeine-halothane contracture test for…
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May support dantrolene for symptoms in CHCT-positive nonanesthetic suspects; leaves open whether testing changes management or outcomes.
Does oral dantrolene improve musculoskeletal symptoms in nonanesthetic probands with a positive caffeine-halothane contracture test?
A positive caffeine-halothane contracture test may indicate an underlying muscle disorder in patients without anesthetic reactions, and oral dantrolene may alleviate their musculoskeletal symptoms.
Timmins et al. (2015) studied this question.
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