Malignant hyperthermia in severe COVID-19: 2 case reports

Malignant hyperthermia is a rare but potentially fatal condition. We present 2 cases of young patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requiring intubation for hypoxic respiratory failure who both developed significant hyperthermia post intubation and were suspected to have malignant hypert...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ehteshami-Afshar, Solmaz, Nikooie, Roozbeh, Reddy, Pranav, Chichra, Astha, Siegel, Mark D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8447731/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EC9.0000000000000013
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Sumario:Malignant hyperthermia is a rare but potentially fatal condition. We present 2 cases of young patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requiring intubation for hypoxic respiratory failure who both developed significant hyperthermia post intubation and were suspected to have malignant hyperthermia. However, the 2 patients had different responses to conservative management and dantrolene. These cases highlight the increased challenge imposed by intubation complications when managing patients with COVID-19.

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