Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report

Tiago Freire da Fonte; Lucas Gianni Menegaz; Marcos Lopes de Miranda; Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo; Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot

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Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report

Tiago Freire da Fonte, Lucas Gianni Menegaz, Marcos Lopes de Miranda, Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo, Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot

Published in Journal of Anesthesiology (Volume 1, Issue 3)

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Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare and autosomal dominant myopathy triggered by volatile anesthetics and depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents such as succinylcholine and is characterized by an acute hypermetabolic clinical state. This report presents the importance of preoperative preparation and perioperative management of patients with a family history of MH, in which there is no possibility of a diagnostic confirmation. Attention must be directed to the preparation of the anesthetic machine because modern workstations need longer cleansing times than their predecessors.Case Report: A two-year-old male child, weighing 16 kg, with a family history of MH, confirmed by muscular biopsy, underwent an elective umbilical and unilateral inguinal hernioplasty, and postectomy under intravenous general anesthesia associated with a caudal block. The preanesthetic care involves the preparation of the surgical environment and assessment of possible perioperative events. The patient's exhaled CO2 fraction and body temperature were continuously monitored throughout the surgery and immediate postoperative period. The patient recovered without further events and was discharged from the hospital after two days.In a patient with family history of MH the administration of intravenous general anesthesia with the adequate preparation of the surgical environment allowed safe anesthetic management for the proposed surgical procedure.

Published in	Journal of Anesthesiology (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ja.20130103.11
Page(s)	21-23
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Malignant Hyperthermia, Anesthetic Management, Anesthetic Machine

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Tiago Freire da Fonte, Lucas Gianni Menegaz, Marcos Lopes de Miranda, Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo, Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot. (2013). Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report. International Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Medicine, 1(3), 21-23. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ja.20130103.11

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Tiago Freire da Fonte; Lucas Gianni Menegaz; Marcos Lopes de Miranda; Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo; Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot. Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report. Int. J. Anesth. Clin. Med. 2013, 1(3), 21-23. doi: 10.11648/j.ja.20130103.11

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Tiago Freire da Fonte, Lucas Gianni Menegaz, Marcos Lopes de Miranda, Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo, Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot. Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report. Int J Anesth Clin Med. 2013;1(3):21-23. doi: 10.11648/j.ja.20130103.11

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Tiago Freire da Fonte

Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lucas Gianni Menegaz

Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marcos Lopes de Miranda

Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo

Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot

Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Tiago Freire da Fonte, Lucas Gianni Menegaz, Marcos Lopes de Miranda, Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo, Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot. (2013). Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report. International Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Medicine, 1(3), 21-23. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ja.20130103.11

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Tiago Freire da Fonte; Lucas Gianni Menegaz; Marcos Lopes de Miranda; Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo; Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot. Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report. Int. J. Anesth. Clin. Med. 2013, 1(3), 21-23. doi: 10.11648/j.ja.20130103.11

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Tiago Freire da Fonte, Lucas Gianni Menegaz, Marcos Lopes de Miranda, Rodrigo Montebello de Araújo, Carlos Darcy Alves Bersot. Anesthetic Management of a Child with Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia: Case Report. Int J Anesth Clin Med. 2013;1(3):21-23. doi: 10.11648/j.ja.20130103.11

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