Malignant hyperthermia and muscular dystrophies

Gurnaney H, Brown A, Litman RS. Malignant hyperthermia and muscular dystrophies. Anesthesia and analgesia  2009;109:1043-8.   Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients with muscular dystrophy have been reported to experience a variety of life-threatening complications during and after general anesthesia. We performed a systematic analysis to define the spectrum of anesthetic-related complications in patients with muscular dystrophy, with […]