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[Malignant hyperthermia: clinical aspects and treatment (author's transl)]. 1979

B Freitag

The essential epidemiologic, pathophysiologic and clinical data of malignant hyperthermia are presented. Prophylactic measures, early recognition and an effective therapy schedule may reduce the appallingly high lethality of this rare complication during general anaesthesia.

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
D011343	Procaine	A local anesthetic of the ester type that has a slow onset and a short duration of action. It is mainly used for infiltration anesthesia, peripheral nerve block, and spinal block. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1016).	Anuject,Geriocaine,Gerokit,Hewedolor-Procain,Lophakomp-Procain N,Novocain,Novocaine,Procain Braun,Procain Jenapharm,Procain Rödler,Procain Steigerwald,Procain curasan,Procaina Serra,Procaine Hydrochloride,Pröcaine chlorhydrate Lavoisier,Röwo Procain,procain-loges,Hydrochloride, Procaine
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000769	Anesthesia, Inhalation	Anesthesia caused by the breathing of anesthetic gases or vapors or by insufflating anesthetic gases or vapors into the respiratory tract.	Insufflation Anesthesia,Anesthesia, Insufflation,Inhalation Anesthesia
D000772	Anesthesia, Local	A blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.	Anesthesia, Infiltration,Local Anesthesia,Neural Therapy of Huneke,Huneke Neural Therapy,Infiltration Anesthesia
D013514	Surgical Procedures, Operative	Operations carried out for the correction of deformities and defects, repair of injuries, and diagnosis and cure of certain diseases. (Taber, 18th ed.).	Surgical Procedures,Ghost Surgery,Operative Procedures,Operative Surgical Procedure,Operative Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Operative Surgical,Procedures, Operative Surgical,Surgery, Ghost,Surgical Procedure, Operative,Operative Procedure,Procedure, Operative,Procedure, Surgical,Procedures, Operative,Procedures, Surgical,Surgical Procedure