A Case Report of Suspected Malignant Hyperthermia: How Will the Diagnosis Affect a Patient’s Insurability?

Table 2

Arterial-blood gases during postoperative course.

Date	10/10/16	10/10/16	10/11/16	10/11/16	10/11/16	10/11/16	10/11/16	10/11/16	10/12/16
Time	23:07^1	23:15	00:32^2	02:20	03:07	09:35	15:30	21:22	04:45
(7.35 – 7.45)	7.139	7.179	7.468	7.653	7.532	7.608	7.51	7.5	7.424
	31.6	31.4	25.8	14.4	21.7	21	26.8	28.9	36.7
	221	213	157.6	123	565.7	95.5	104.7	83	67.7
	-17	-15	-4.2	-3.9	-4.1	-0.4	-1.2	-0.1	-0.8
	10.7	11.7	18.3	15.6	17.8	20.6	21	22	23.5
	9.5	9.9	11	8	7.4	7.2	10.1	12.2	7.3
(>90 %)	100	100	97.9	98	98.7	97.1	97.6	95.6	92.7
Potassium	3.4	3.5	4.1	3.7	3.6	3.1	3.2	3.6	3.8
Sodium	140	142	145	141	141	142	140	140	137

= potential of hydrogen; = partial pressure of carbon dioxide; = millimeters of mercury; = partial pressure of oxygen; = base excess; = milliequivalents per liter; = bicarbonate ion; /L = millimoles per liter; = hemoglobin; /dL = grams per deciliter; = oxygen saturation of hemoglobin.
¹Time of first arterial-blood gas after anesthesia consulted for suspected MH.
²Time of first arterial-blood gas after treatment with dantrolene.