Unexpected MH deaths without exposure to inhalation anesthetics in pediatric patients.

Paediatr Anaesth

Department of Anesthesiology, North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Published: September 2013

Children, later found to have ryanodine receptor type one variants (RYR1), died without exposure to inhalation anesthetics. Family members with the same RYR1 variants had contracture tests consistent with susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia or in vitro testing showed increased sensitivity to RYR1 agonist.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pan.12224DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

exposure inhalation
8
inhalation anesthetics
8
unexpected deaths
4
deaths exposure
4
anesthetics pediatric
4
pediatric patients
4
patients children
4
children ryanodine
4
ryanodine receptor
4
receptor type
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!