Hoenemann Christian W, Halene-Holtgraeve Tobias B, Booke Michael, Hinder Frank, Daudel Fritz, Reich Alexander, Van Aken Hugo
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical CareUniversitätsklinikum Münster, Germany.
Anesth Analg. 2003 Jan;96(1):165-7, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200301000-00034.
Animal-experimental studies demonstrate desflurane's trigger effect for malignant hyperthermia (MH). In contrast to other anesthetics, the time interval from exposure to the occurrence of symptoms is much longer with desflurane. This case report focuses on MH induced by desflurane alone.