Goss J A, Brennan D C, Miller B T, Shenoy S, McClure S, Howard T K, Flye M W
Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Clin Transplant. 1996 Apr;10(2):195-8.
Malignant hyperthermia is a complication of general anesthesia that is especially problematic if it occurs during renal transplantation because myoglobinemia, shock, and ischemia play a role in injuring the transplanted kidney. In this report, we describe a case of malignant hyperthermia, its clinical course, and the measures taken to successfully treat it and preserve the function of a kidney allograft.