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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Malignant hyperthermia is a rare complication in clinical anesthesia, especially associated with the administration of succinylcholine or inhalation anesthetics. A 19-year-old patient, suffering from traumatic mandible fracture, underwent open reduction under general anesthesia. Unfortunately, following administration of succinylcholine, he also suffered severe facial twitch and the first episode of hypercapnia. After adequate management, the symptoms subsided. However, two hours later, the hypercapnia recurred, combined with progressive elevation of body temperature. After administration of intravenous dantrolene 120 mg, the patient's condition became stable and the procedure was completed without sequelae. As the muscle contracture test is not available in Taiwan, the clinical grading scale is presented as an alternative diagnostic method for malignant hyperthermia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0578-1337
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
230-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Elimination of hypercapnia may postpone the clinical presentation of malignant hyperthermia: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesia, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports