Open AccessDelayed Onset of Malignant Hyperthermia in Desflurane Anesthesia
Author(s) -
Christian W. Hoenemann,
Tobias B. Halene-Holtgraeve,
Michael Booke,
Frank Hinder,
Fritz Daudel,
Alexander Reich,
Hugo Van Aken
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200301000-00034
Subject(s) - desflurane , medicine , malignant hyperthermia , anesthesia , hyperthermia , isoflurane
Animal-experimental studies demonstrate desflurane's trigger effect for malignant hyperthermia (MH). In contrast to other anesthetics, the time interval from exposure to the occurrence of symptoms is much longer with desflurane. This case report focuses on MH induced by desflurane alone.