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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 33, 799-802, Copyright © 1986 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Cardiac Arrest Following Inhalation Induction of Anaesthesia in a Child With Duchenne'S Muscular Dystrophy

NAVIL F. SETHNA MD1 and MARK A. ROCKOFF MD1

1 Department of Anesthesia, The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 U.S.A.

Address correspondence to: Dr. Sethna.

Cardiac arrest occurred in a 51/2-year-old child with suspected Duchenne's muscular dystrophy ten minutes following induction of anaesthesia with halothane, nitrous oxide and oxygen. No muscle relaxants were administered. The cardiac arrest was associated with hyperkalaemia, acidosis, myoglobinuria, elevated serum creatine phosphokinase and a 1.6° C rise in temperature. The child made a complete recovery after receiving 90 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Key Words: ANAESTHESIA, COMPLICATIONS: cardiac arrest, malignant hyperthermia, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy






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