Table 1.

Abbreviated malignant hyperpyrexia (MH) cart supply costs (excluding the cost of dantrolene)

MH Cart Items	Annualized Costs
Other Drugs	$66.35
General Equipment	$57.72
Monitoring Equipment	$15.33
Nursing Supplies	$10.48
Lab Test Supplies	$0.24
MH Cart	$87.50
Total	$237.62a

^aWe used cost data from our institution, which obtained the lowest prices of all cart supplies quoted from at least three different vendors.

Other drugs included furosemide, sodium bicarbonate, calcium chloride, insulin, and lidocaine; general equipment included vial spikes, angiocaths, “T” connectors, 500ml bag Lactated Ringer’s solution, 500l bag saline solution, sterile injectable water, luer-lock syringes, radial artery catheters, 3-way stopcocks, primary IV solution sets with drip chambers, 60’ micro-volume IV extension tubing, pediatric armboards, salem pump tubes, non-latex Robinson catheters, catheter-tip syringe, 5-in-1 connectors, Y connectors, , 2-way silicone urinary catheters, 3-way silicone urinary catheters, peritoneal lavage tray, soda lime canister refill, ambu bag with mask; monitoring equipment included arterial line monitoring kit, central venous pressure line kit; nursing supplies included alcohol prep pads, sterile gauze pads 2×2/4×4, iodine prep solution, chlorhexidine prep solution, adhesive IV dressings, 1’ micropore tape, latex-free tourniquets, urinary catheter insertion kit and drainage bag with urimeter; lab supplies included heparinized arterial blood gas syringes, blood tube kits