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Anaesthetic management of a parturient patient with a malignant hyperthermia partner. 2022

Rachael Dolan, and Felicity Corcoran

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK r.dolan@nhs.net.

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but deleterious anaesthetic emergency that has an autosomal dominant inheritance. Successful management of the MH-susceptible fetus hinges on early suspicion and preparation. This case highlights the importance of knowing paternal anaesthetic risk as well as maternal in the parturient population. Paternal anaesthetic history is paramount in this situation, especially with a normal maternal risk, and preparation of the patient, staff and equipment is at the centre of the peripartum management of these patients.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008305	Malignant Hyperthermia	Rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia.	Hyperpyrexia, Malignant,Hyperthermia, Malignant,Malignant Hyperpyrexia,Anesthesia Related Hyperthermia,Hyperthermia of Anesthesia,Anesthesia Hyperthermia,Hyperthermia, Anesthesia Related,Malignant Hyperpyrexias
D004198	Disease Susceptibility	A constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli and thus tends to make the individual more than usually susceptible to certain diseases.	Diathesis,Susceptibility, Disease,Diatheses,Disease Susceptibilities,Susceptibilities, Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000777	Anesthetics	Agents capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general ANESTHESIA, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site.	Anesthetic,Anesthetic Agents,Anesthetic Drugs,Anesthetic Effect,Anesthetic Effects,Agents, Anesthetic,Drugs, Anesthetic,Effect, Anesthetic,Effects, Anesthetic