Analysis of anaesthesia in patients suspected to be susceptible to malignant hyperthermia before diagnostic in vitro contracture test

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 480-484

  Bendixen, D ^a   Skovgaard, L T ^b   Ording H ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, adverse effects, inhalation, intravenous; Diagnosis; Halothane; Local; Malignant hyperthermia; Neuromuscular blocking agents, suxamethonium

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030968063     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04727.x     Document Type: Article

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