1. Malignant Hyperthermia: A Case Study in the Dental Ambulatory Surgery Setting
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Shadee T Mansour, Marcus T. Joy, Katherine Frimenko, David L. Hall, Shelby Olsen Dib, Farah Abu Sharkh, Courtney A. Jatana, Bryant W. Cornelius, Hany A. Emam, Regina A. E. Dowdy, Christina K Horton, and Kelly S. Kennedy
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Case Reports ,Disease ,Anesthesia, General ,Ambulatory Care Facilities ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030202 anesthesiology ,Humans ,Medicine ,Outpatient clinic ,Disabled Persons ,Intensive care medicine ,Restorative dentistry ,Ohio ,030304 developmental biology ,High rate ,0303 health sciences ,business.industry ,Anesthesia complication ,Malignant hyperthermia ,medicine.disease ,Dental anesthesia ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Ambulatory Surgical Procedures ,Ambulatory ,Dental Restoration Repair ,Malignant Hyperthermia ,business - Abstract
Historically, patients who developed malignant hyperthermia had an extremely high rate of mortality. Today, if treated appropriately, patients who experience an episode of malignant hyperthermia will most likely survive. This dramatic decrease in mortality associated with malignant hyperthermia is due to several factors, including an increased understanding of the disease, improved diagnostic and monitoring equipment, and the development of lifesaving pharmacologic agents. This article presents the very likely case of acute malignant hyperthermia in a 24-year-old man with special needs, who presented for restorative dentistry under general anesthesia in the outpatient clinic of The Ohio State University's College of Dentistry.
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- 2019
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