November 1, 1992Anaesthesia and Intensive CareOpen Access

Prolonged Malignant Hyperthermia in the Absence of Triggering Agents

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Population

18-year-old, 90 kg male with a history of malignant hyperthermia presenting for orthopedic surgery

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

Several days postoperatively

Authors

NPNeil PollockPalmerston North Hospital MHMichael HodgesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique JSJ. Sendall

Discussion

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Implication

Malignant hyperthermia may occur without triggers and persist postoperatively; this case leaves open questions on atypical mechanisms and dantrolene dosing.

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Population

18-year-old, 90 kg male with a history of malignant hyperthermia presenting for orthopedic surgery (closed insertion of a Russel-Taylor rod into an unstable right tibial fracture and excision of a loose talar fragment)

Intervention

Large doses of dantrolene

Outcome

Management of malignant hyperthermia

This case report highlights that malignant hyperthermia can develop and persist for several days postoperatively even in the absence of known anesthetic triggering agents, requiring significant doses of dantrolene.

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Pollock et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c07beeada60f85de3d592 https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x9202000427

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Implication

Malignant hyperthermia may occur without triggers and persist postoperatively; this case leaves open questions on atypical mechanisms and dantrolene dosing.

Prolonged Malignant Hyperthermia in the Absence of Triggering Agents

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Prolonged Malignant Hyperthermia in the Absence of Triggering Agents

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