Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (Jan 2016)

Rare postoperative delayed malignant hyperthermia after off-pump coronary bypass surgery and brief review of literature

  • Monish S Raut,
  • Sibashankar Kar,
  • Arun Maheshwari,
  • Ganesh Shivnani,
  • Arun Kumar,
  • Elvin Daniel,
  • Sandeep Joshi,
  • Amit Motihar,
  • Priyanka Gupta

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-9784.179620
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 2
pp. 357 – 362

Abstract

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Postoperative malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a very rare phenomena. It is generally observed within less than an hour after discontinuation of the anesthetic trigger. Present case describes rare delayed postoperative presentation of MH after off-pump coronary bypass surgery. Prompt recognition and immediate treatment with dantrolene can effectively treat the fatal syndrome. Family education and genetic counseling should be encouraged.

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