Post-operative malignant hyperthermia in a child after colon interposition

Şahin S. H., İNAN M., AKSU B., Öner N., ÇOLAK A., GÜZEL A.

Turk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Dernegi Dergisi, cilt.43, sa.6, ss.431-433, 2015 (Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjar.2015.04809
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Dernegi Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.431-433
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Colon interposition, General anaesthesia, Malignant hyperthermia, Post-operative hyperthermia
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare and potentially life threatening fatal complication of anaesthesia. We present a 2-year-old boy with late onset MH after colon interposition to replace the oesophagus under sevoflurane anaesthesia. The patient was treated with intravenous dantrolene sodium as well as cooling and controlled ventilation. Despite treatment, the patient developed cardiopulmonary arrest at 21 hours after the operation and died. It should be kept in mind that post-operative MH may develop during these types of operations with ischaemia-reperfusion injuries.