Anesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis or malignant hyperthermia: is defining the crisis important?

作者：Gray Rebecca M^*

来源：Paediatric Anaesthesia, 2017, 27(5): 490-493.

DOI：10.1111/pan.13130

• muscle disorders
• adverse events (complications)
• general anesthesia
• complications (PACU)

Anesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis and malignant hyperthermia occur in response to the same agents and present with similar clinical features. Distinguishing between these diagnoses can be challenging in a clinical crisis yet making the distinction is critical as prompt appropriate management may be life-saving, whereas delayed recognition and/or inappropriate management will almost certainly result in death. This focused review examines the differences between these conditions and focuses on the emergency management of anesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis.

• 出版日期2017-5