Sudden unexplained death in a patient with a family history of malignant hyperthermia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-68

  Ryan, John F ^a   Tedeschi, Luke G ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dantrolene; death, sudden cardiac; hyperkalemia; malignant hyperthermia; muscle rigidity

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RIGIDITY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0031080890     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(96)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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