A rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but fatal anaesthetic emergency. It is an autosomal dominant (AD) inherited disorder which is characterized by a hypermetabolic response of an individual upon exposure to a certain type of anaesthesia. We report a rare case of desflurane-induced MH in a Malay de...
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my.ums.eprints.262932020-11-18T02:45:10Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26293/ A rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery Lin, H.J. Halim, N.A. Joey, C. Ming, T.K. Katiman, F. Dintan, N.A. Yeap, Boon Tat R Medicine (General) Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but fatal anaesthetic emergency. It is an autosomal dominant (AD) inherited disorder which is characterized by a hypermetabolic response of an individual upon exposure to a certain type of anaesthesia. We report a rare case of desflurane-induced MH in a Malay descent immediately following an uneventful exposure to sevoflurane. The administration of dantrolene in the immediate management successfully treated the patient. Gazi Universitesi 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26293/1/A%20rare%20occurrence%20of%20suspected%20delayed%20malignant%20hyperthermia%20in%20a%20young%20patient%20undergoing%20an%20orthopaedic%20surgery.pdf Lin, H.J. and Halim, N.A. and Joey, C. and Ming, T.K. and Katiman, F. and Dintan, N.A. and Yeap, Boon Tat (2020) A rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery. Gazi Medical Journal, 31 (4). pp. 677-679. ISSN 21472092 https://doi.org/10.12996/GMJ.2020.157 |
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Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but fatal anaesthetic emergency. It is an autosomal dominant (AD) inherited disorder which is characterized by a hypermetabolic response of an individual upon exposure to a certain type of anaesthesia. We report a rare case of desflurane-induced MH in a Malay descent immediately following an uneventful exposure to sevoflurane. The administration of dantrolene in the immediate management successfully treated the patient. |
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A rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery |
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A rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery |
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A rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery |
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A rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery |
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rare occurrence of suspected delayed malignant hyperthermia in a young patient undergoing an orthopaedic surgery |
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