3. Malignant hyperthermia treatments according to the guideline.
Immediate treatment | Discontinue all trigger agents;
Stop surgery. If surgery must be continued, maintain anesthesia with intravenous (IV) non-trigger anesthetics; Hyperventilate (use a minute volume 2–3 times normal) with 100% oxygen at flows of 10 L/minute; Call for help; Give IV dantrolene 2.5 mg/kg rapidly. Repeat as frequently as needed until the patient responds with a decrease in ETCO2, muscle rigidity, and/or heart rate; Remove the vaporizer and replace the soda lime. |
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Symptomatic treatment | Treat hyperthermia
(temperature >39 °C or less if rapidly rising) |
2 000 mL of cold crystalloid solutions (4 °C) IV infusion;
Body surface cooling with ice packs and 75% medical alcohol wiped on body surface; Other cooling procedures available; Stop cooling when the temperature has decreased to <38 °C. |
Treat hyperkalemia (K+ >5.9 or less with ECG changes) | Calcium chloride 10 mg/kg or calcium gluconate 30 mg/kg;
Sodium bicarbonate: 1–2 mEq/kg IV; Glucose/insulin: For pediatric patients: 0.1 units of regular insulin/kg IV and 0.5 g/kg dextrose; For adult patients: 10 units of regular insulin IV and 50 mL 50% glucose. For refractory hyperkalemia, dialysis, or ECMO if patient is in cardiac arrest may be required. |
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Treat acidosis | Sodium bicarbonate: 1–2 mEq/kg IV; | |
Treat arrhythmias | Amiodarone: 3 mg/kg IV (300 mg for an adult);
β-blockers if tachycardia persists; Avoid calcium channel blockers which may cause hyperkalemia or cardiac arrest while using dontrolene; Treat acidosis and hyperkalemia if present (see above). |
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Maintain urinary output | Furosemide 0.5–1 mg/kg and/or mannitol 1 g/kg IV to maintain urine output >
1 mL/(kg∙hour); Crystalloids solutions IV; If creatine kinase or K+ rise, assume myoglobinuria and give bicarbonate infusion of 1 mEq/(kg∙hour) to alkalinize urine. |