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Hipertermia maligna

Evidence last reviewed: 21 Mar 2026
Topic last updated: 08 Oct 2025

Summary

Definition

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • exposição a um anestésico inalatório forte e/ou succinilcolina (suxametônio)
  • suscetibilidade à hipertermia maligna (HM)
  • episódio de hipertermia maligna (HM) prévia
  • história familiar positiva
  • ventilação-minuto aumentada
  • temperatura central elevada
  • rigidez muscular
Полная информация

Другие диагностические факторы

  • taquicardia
  • débito urinário diminuído
  • sudorese excessiva com exercício
  • cãibras musculares
  • episódios espontâneos de rigidez muscular intensa
Полная информация

Факторы риска

  • exposição a um anestésico inalatório forte e/ou succinilcolina (suxametônio)
  • suscetibilidade à hipertermia maligna (HM)
  • episódio de hipertermia maligna (HM) prévia
  • história familiar positiva
  • doença do esforço por calor
Полная информация

Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • descontinuação do anestésico inalatório
  • dióxido de carbono exalado, oxigênio e consumo de oxigênio (diferença de concentração do oxigênio inspirado-expirado)
  • gasometria venosa
  • eletrólitos séricos
  • creatinina sérica
  • tentativa terapêutica com dantroleno intravenoso
  • creatina quinase
  • urinálise
  • mioglobina urinária
  • plaquetas
  • tempo de protrombina
Полная информация

Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • teste de contratura a cafeína-halotano (TCCH)
  • teste de contratura in vitro (TCIV)
  • teste genético
  • rastreamento de deficiências de enzimas musculares
Полная информация

Алгоритм лечения

Острый

induzida por anestesia inalatória

induzida pelo exercício ou calor

Составители

Авторы

Christopher M. Edwards, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

University of Florida College of Medicine

Gainesville

FL

Disclosures

CME declares that he has no competing interests.

Nikolaus Gravenstein, MD

Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

University of Florida College of Medicine

Gainesville

FL

Divulgaciones

NG is a medical adviser/consultant for Teleflex, and has co-developed anesthesia patient safety education courses.

Agradecimientos

Christopher M Edwards and Nikolaus Gravenstein would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Barbara W. Brandom and Dr Lena Mayes, the previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

LM declares that she has no competing interests. BWB has been reimbursed by the not-for-profit sponsor of the North American MH Registry (NAMHR), the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS) for attending meetings related to the management of the NAMHR. BWB was the unpaid director of the NAMHR, until Jul 2016. BWB is also an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Revisores por pares

Henry Rosenberg, MD

Director

Department of Medical Education and Clinical Research

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Livingstone

NJ

Divulgaciones

HR declares that he has no competing interests.

Philip Hopkins, MD

Professor of Anesthesia

University of Leeds

Academic Unit of Anesthesia

St James's University Hospital

Leeds

UK

Divulgaciones

PH is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Thierry Girard, MD

Associate Professor

Perioperative Patient Safety

Department of Biomedicine

University Hospital Basel

Basel

Switzerland

Divulgaciones

TG declares that he has no competing interests.

Joseph Tobin, MD, FAAP, FCCM

Professor and Chairman

Department of Anesthesiology

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem

NC

Divulgaciones

JT is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

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Referencias

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Artículos principales

Hopkins PM, Girard T, Dalay S, et al. Malignant hyperthermia 2020: guideline from the Association of Anaesthetists. Anaesthesia. 2021 May;76(5):655-64.Texto completo  Resumen

Larach MG, Dirksen SJ, Belani KG, et al; Society for Ambulatory Anesthesiology; Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States; Ambulatory Surgery Foundation; Society for Academic Emergency Medicine; National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Special article: Creation of a guide for the transfer of care of the malignant hyperthermia patient from ambulatory surgery centers to receiving hospital facilities. Anesth Analg. 2012;114:94-100.Texto completo  Resumen

Rüffert H, Bastian B, Bendixen D, et al. Consensus guidelines on perioperative management of malignant hyperthermia suspected or susceptible patients from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Jan;126(1):120-30.Texto completo  Resumen

European Malignant Hyperthermia Group​. Recognising and managing a malignant hyperthermia crisis (v2024). Nov 2024 [internet publication].Texto completo

Litman RS, Smith VI, Larach MG, et al. Consensus statement of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States on unresolved clinical questions concerning the management of patients with malignant hyperthermia. Anesth Analg. 2019 Apr;128(4):652-9. Resumen

Artículos de referencia

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