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- Title
Malignant Hyperthermia—A Case From Camp Humphreys, South Korea, and Lessons for the Military Health System.
- Authors
Wren, Paige; Chun, Sung Min; Vietor, Robert
- Abstract
Although malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a well-known complication of anesthesia, it presents unique considerations in the military health system. In this case report, the authors present a 26-year-old male active duty service member who experienced an MH crisis during a routine bilateral sagittal split osteotomy. The case presented here, which occurred at Brian D Allgood Army Community Hospital at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, highlights the challenges presented when caring for these patients in minimally staffed environments with frequent turnover of staff. The authors discuss the challenges to the military system such as the importance of adequate documentation of MH-susceptible service members, the benefits of rapidly dissolving dantrolene sodium nanosuspension, and the necessity for frequent training of military medical staff in the recognition and management of MH.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; MALIGNANT hyperthermia; MILITARY Health System (U.S.); ORTHOGNATHIC surgery; PERSONNEL management; MEDICAL personnel; MILITARY education; MILITARY personnel
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2023, Vol 188, Issue 7/8, pe2681
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/milmed/usab281