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. 2020 Mar;34(2):75–85. doi: 10.7555/JBR.33.20180089

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.
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.
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).
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.