Tag: Malignant hyperthermia

Kyphoscoliosis though a rare deformity is one of the cause for chronic extrinsic restrictive pulmonary disease. Here we are reporting a 24 year old primigravida with severe thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis scheduled for emergency LSCS. Though both regional and general anaesthesia are not contraindicated, we managed this case using spinal anaesthesia...

Malignant Hyperthermia (“MH”)—the rapid onset of extremely high fever with muscle rigidity—is caused by a runaway heat production futile cycle mediated via the sodium channels at the myoneural receptor sites. MH is not triggered by non-depolarizing muscle relaxants; however, depolarizing muscle relaxants may trigger it [1]. Here we present...