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Runningdawg

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3. The most common cause of anesthesia-related death is Malignant Hyperthermia

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 04:53 PM

Dec 2021

Immediately upon induction or the discontinuation of anesthesia, the patients body temp skyrockets. In less than a minute it could be 106 degrees. That would be my first guess in this case. Most cases happen to those undergoing first time general anesthesia and/or those that do not know their medical history. If there is a known history in the family the Anesthesiologist can take added precautions. It's always very sad. The first time I lost a baby in the OR it was due to MH. In 22 years in the OR I only saw one patient survive the ordeal.

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First rule of the OR - There are NO routine surgeries. Runningdawg Dec 2021 #1

It is almost always the least expected ones to have complications and gut-wrenching when it happens. hlthe2b Dec 2021 #2

The most common cause of anesthesia-related death is Malignant Hyperthermia Runningdawg Dec 2021 #3

Malignant hyperthermia. There is a genetic predisposition, but no screening test that I'm aware of hlthe2b Dec 2021 #4