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A 20-Year-Old-Trauma Patient With Suspected Malignant Hyperthermia Following Induction With Succinylcholine: A Case
Kaitlyn Luckey-Smith1, Kevin High
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Abstract:
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a life-threatening hypermetabolic state that can occur following induction with depolarizing neuromuscular blockade and volatile anesthesia gases. Because succinylcholine is a common choice for prehospital and emergency department inductions, it is important for staff to be able to recognize and effectively treat an MH crisis. This case study highlights a 20-year-old male trauma patient who presented to a Level I trauma center and was intubated for declining mental status. He developed suspected MH following his anesthetic induction with succinylcholine. The following outlines the case, clinical identification of MH, and treatment.
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