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A case of malignant hyperthermia captured by an anesthesia information management system

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Many cases of malignant hyperthermia triggered by volatile anesthetic agents have been described. However, to our knowledge, there has not been a report describing the precise changes in physiologic data of a human suffering from this process. Here we describe a case of malignant hyperthermia in which monitoring information was frequently and accurately captured by an anesthesia information management system.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Michael D. Maile MD, Rajesh A. Patel MD, James M. Blum MD & Kevin K. Tremper MD

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Maile MD, Patel RA, Blum JM, Tremper KK. A case of malignant hyperthermia captured by an anesthesia information management system.

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Maile, M.D., Patel, R.A., Blum, J.M. et al. A case of malignant hyperthermia captured by an anesthesia information management system. J Clin Monit Comput 25, 109–111 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-011-9285-1

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