Suspected malignant hyperthermia in a pediatric patient during the cleft palate surgery [Pedi̇atri̇k bi̇r olguda yarik damak operasyonu sirasindaki̇ mali̇gn hi̇pertermi̇ şüphesí]

Malignant hyperthermia (mh) is a rare,but life-threatining condition which is the hypermetabolic myopathy of skeleatal muscles triggered by the use of volatile agents or depolarizing muscle relaxants during general anesthesia. we aimed at presenting the clinical parameters which evoke suspicion of mh during general anesthesia by using sevofluran in a 14-month-old patient who had a cleft palate surgery,and who did not have any history of mh experience before. success of the treatment of malignant hyperthermia is based on early and fast diagnosis,immediate cessation of triggering agents,intravenous administration of dantrolene in a sufficient dosage and beginning an adequate symptomatic treatment.