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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 30, 295-298, Copyright © 1983 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Anaesthesia Induced Rhabdomyolysis-A Case Report

J. D. McKISHNIE MD1, J. M. MUIR MB CHB FRCP(C)1, and D. P. GIRVAN MD MCL SC FRCP(C)1

1 Department of Anaesthesia, Victoria Hospital and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

Address Correspondence to: Dr. J.D. McKishnie, Department of Anaesthesia, Victoria Hospital, 375 South Street, London, Ontario, N6A 4G5.

Anaesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis (AIR) is a rare but serious complication of general anaesthesia. We report the occurrence of this event in a previously healthy three-year-old male, with a strongly positive family history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Following an uneventful anaesthetic, which included succinylcholine, myoghbinuria developed and led to renal failure which fortunately reversed with conservative treatment. Based on review of reports of similar cases, it is clear that succinylcholine should be avoided in paediatric patients with known myopathy or at high risk for latent myopathy.

Key Words: COMPLICATIONS: anaesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis






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