How do anaesthesiologists treat malignant hyperthermia in a full‐scale anaesthesia simulator?

Background: Clinical malignant hyperthermia (MH) is rare and usually occurs unexpectedly. Prompt diagnosis and correct treatment is crucial for survival of the patient developing fulminant MH. The aims of the present study were to investigate whether anaesthesiologists could make a correct diagnosis of MH and to evaluate their treatment of fulminant MH in a simulator.

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