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Cardiac arrest after isoflurane anaesthesia in a patient with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
Author(s) -
CHALKIADIS G. A.,
BRANCH K. G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14497.x
Subject(s) - medicine , duchenne muscular dystrophy , anesthesia , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , myoglobinuria , isoflurane , resuscitation , creatine kinase , metabolic acidosis , muscular dystrophy , rhabdomyolysis
Summary An 8‐year‐old boy known to have Duchenne's muscular dystrophy suffered a cardiac arrest 10 minutes after he regained consciousness after isoflurane anaesthesia for an orchidopexy procedure. Resuscitation was successful 2 hours after the star of external cardiac compression and after correction of hyperkalaemia and the administration of dantrolene. He later developed myoglobinuria, elevated creatine kinase and a metabolic and respiratory acidosis. He demonstrated a delayed increase in rectal temperature.