The time from patch application to hyperthermia onset was typically less than 72 hours. The antinausea patch Transderm Scōp (scopolamine transdermal system) has been linked to several cases of ...

CHICAGO - Maintaining a stocked cart, with a full supply of the life-saving drug dantrolene, to treat malignant hyperthermia, a rare but potentially fatal adverse reaction to general anesthesia, may ...

“Uncle Joe woke up from minor surgery packed in ice.” That’s more than interesting family gossip. It’s an ominous clue that Joe’s relatives are at risk for a rare, inherited condition that can make ...

Anesthesiologist have created a guide for the transfer of care of malignant hyperthermia patients from ASCs to receiving hospital facilities, according to a study published in the Nov. 2011 issue of ...

Current guidelines may be inadequate to prepare newer generation anesthesia workstations, which require more time for purging anesthetic gases, autoclaving or replacement of parts, as well as ...

Malignant hyperthermia crises come on suddenly, and healthcare providers have no real way to predict which patients may experience this reaction while under anesthesia unless they have found a ...

Hyperthermia is the process of increasing your body temperature to a higher level than normal. Typically, a high body temperature is characterized by a fever. It can be associated with heatstroke too.

A healthy 8-year-old boy needs elective oral surgery for excision of an extra tooth. His paternal great-great-uncle died of suspected malignant hyperthermia (MH). The boy’s mother has had two cesarean ...