No response to trigger agents in a malignant hyperthermia-susceptible patient

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 870-873

  Claxton, B A ^a   Cross, M H ^b   Hopkins, P M ^c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Complications, adverse reaction; Complications, malignant hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; CEFUROXIME; DANTROLENE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE SPASM; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SUICIDE; TACHYCARDIA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 0036269658     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.6.870     Document Type: Article

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