Malignant hyperthermia, a rare perioperative complication: case series and literature review
| Autor: | Joel Nouktadie Tochie, Paul Owono Etoundi, Roddy Stephan Bengono Bengono, Raymond Ndikontar, Jacqueline Ze Minkande |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Genetic Anomaly business.industry Malignant hyperthermia Case Report Perioperative 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Microbiology Timely diagnosis omcrep/300 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases medicine Parasitology 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine Complication business AcademicSubjects/MED00010 |
| Zdroj: | Oxford Medical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2053-8855 |
| Popis: | Malignant hyperthermia is a rare complication of general anesthesia appearing as an acute and potentially lethal hypermetabolic state in people carrying a genetic anomaly expressed in skeletal muscles. Malignant hyperthermia has been scarcely described in sub-Saharan Africa. Herein, we present three cases of malignant hyperthermia occurring in the perioperative period in Cameroon. The authors wish to draw attention to the clinical presentation of this rare but potentially lethal emergency, for timely diagnosis, management and follow-up geared at preventing perioperative mortality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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