title: Post-Operative Malignant Hyperthermia in a Child after Colon Interposition.
abstract: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare and potentially life threatening fatal complication of anaesthesia. We present a 2-year-old boy with late onset MH after colon interposition to replace the oesophagus under sevoflurane anaesthesia. The patient was treated with intravenous dantrolene sodium as well as cooling and controlled ventilation. Despite treatment, the patient developed cardiopulmonary arrest at 21 hours after the operation and died. It should be kept in mind that post-operative MH may develop during these types of operations with ischaemia-reperfusion injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevtap Hekimoğlu
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: İnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Öner
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alkin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çolak
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güzel
keywords: Malignant hyperthermia; colon interposition; general anaesthesia; post-operative hyperthermia