title: [Malignant hyperthermia. Present implications in forensic medicine (author's transl)].
abstract: Literature about the medicolegal implications of MH incidents has been examined. The authors themselves have observed 11 typical cases of malignant hyperthermia, 4 of which were investigated by the public prosecutor. From the point of view "ex ante" it should be expected that anaesthetists known about the diagnosis, therapy, and preanaesthetic procedures concerning MH.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Zum derzeitigen Stand der Bewertung des Narkosezwischenfalls "(maligne Hyperthermie" aus forensisch-medizinischer Sicht.