Background Cognitive aids help the stressed practitioner in an emergency setting carry out complex tasks. Ideally, they ensure the completion of key steps and prevent unnecessary ones. Malignant hyperthermia is an emergency event that lends itself to the use of a cognitive aid. Experts associated with the Malignant Hyperthermia Association (MHAUS) first developed a cognitive aid in the form of ...

A case of malignant hyperthermia is reported in a child who subsequently is diagnosed as having King syndrome, a rare genetic disorder first described in 1960. Several unique features associated with this case make it clinically noteworthy. It is important to recognize the patient with King syndrome preoperatively, as King syndrome is a disorder universally linked with the development of malign...

Patients with malignant hyperthermia experience an exaggerated metabolic response when exposed to volatile anesthetic gases and succinylcholine. The minimum concentration of anesthetic gas needed to trigger a malignant hyperthermia crisis in humans is unknown and may remain so because of the inherent risks associated with studying the complex nature of this rare and lethal genetic disorder. The...