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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
Malignant hyperthermia is a seemingly rare genetic myopathy. Hypermetabolic crisis accompanied by a rise in body temperature to as high as 44 degrees C is its hallmark. Malignant hyperthermia is usually triggered by potent inhalational anesthetics and/or depolarizing muscle relaxants. Because of the extraordinary risk of death in patients who are at risk, otologists may be reluctant to operate on these patients. Seven such patients were referred to the Section of Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery and the UCLA Malignant Hyperthermia Center Following first episodes of malignant hyperthermia or with a strong family history of malignant hyperthermia for anesthetic and surgical management. They were anesthetized with nitrous oxide, barbiturates, opiates, tranquilizers, and nondepolarizing muscle relaxants. The patients were not treated prophylactically with dantrolene. Cardiac monitoring, end-tidal PC02, and rectal temperatures were followed. All seven patients had a vastus lateralis muscle biopsy performed and subsequent caffeine/halothane contracture studies completed. The contracture study was positive in six of the seven patients studied. No anesthetic or surgical complications were encountered. This study demonstrates that patients at risk of developing malignant hyperthermia crisis can have otologic surgical procedures performed safely while undergoing appropriately selected general anesthesia.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0192-9763
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
371-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Malignant hyperthermia in the otology patient: the UCLA experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Goodhill Ear Center, Section of Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1794, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't