title: Anesthetic emergencies in oral surgery: malignant hyperthermia, endocrinopathy, and neurologic events.
abstract: Despite the impressive safety of office-based anesthesia, serious emergencies still occur. Early and appropriate treatment is likely to improve outcomes. This article discusses selected emergencies with backgrounds and rationale for emergent treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1400 Locust Street, Suite 2192, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA. herlicha@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herlich
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000628:therapy*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012640:Seizures / Q000628:therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy; D013575:Syncope / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Anesthesia emergencies; Endocrinopathies; Malignant hyperthermia; Neurologic events; Treatment