title: The postoperative cardiovascular arrest of a 5-year-old male: an initial presentation of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
abstract: Anesthesia may be administered to patients with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, but cases are reported in which apparently healthy children suffer hyperkalemic cardiac arrest. We present the case of a 5-year-old boy whose muscular dystrophy was discovered following a fatal, perioperative cardiac arrest in the postanesthesia care unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY 10467, USA. mgirshin@montefiore.org
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Girshin
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clowney
authors.forename: Lewis P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasnick
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000150:complications; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D000077590:Mivacurium; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000150:complications*; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D007546:Isoquinolines; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D000077590:Mivacurium; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide; D007530:Isoflurane; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D005283:Fentanyl