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Case Reports
. 1987 Sep;59(9):1196-8.
doi: 10.1093/bja/59.9.1196.

Malignant hyperpyrexia and isoflurane. A case report

D W Thomas  1 , V J Dev, M J Whitehead
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Case Reports

Malignant hyperpyrexia and isoflurane. A case report

D W Thomas et al. Br J Anaesth. 1987 Sep.
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Abstract

Malignant hyperpyrexia developed, and was successfully treated, in a 50-year old man undergoing pyelolithotomy. Early diagnosis with the assistance of end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring facilitated prompt treatment with i.v. dantrolene. A positive muscle biopsy subsequently confirmed the diagnosis. The only likely triggering agent used was isoflurane.

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