Anaesthesia for patients susceptible to malignant hyperpyrexia. A study of pancuronium and methylprednisolone

In a study of human malignant hyperpyrexia-susceptible muscle a comparison between pancuronium and methylprednisolone showed that both drugs produced qualitatively similar depression of the halothane-induced muscle contracture. From this and other evidence, it is suggested that pancuronium is a suitable drug for use in malignant hyperpyrexia-susceptible patients.