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Malignant hyperthermia resolving with discontinuation of sevoflurane alone

An otherwise healthy 13 year old developed hypercarbia and increased temperature during anesthesia with sevoflurane. Discontinuation of sevoflurane, surface cooling, and hyperventilation resulted in prompt resolution. However, hyperkalemia continued to raise the suspicion for malignant hyperthermia,...

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Autores principales: Abolkhair, Abdullah, Seefelder, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21804810
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.82816

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