Ketamine Does Not Trigger Malignant Hyperthermia in Susceptible Swine
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 69 (4) , 501???503-503
- https://doi.org/10.1213/00000539-198910000-00013
Abstract
The use of ketamine in individuals susceptible to malignant hyperthermia (MH) is controversial. We describe our experience with ketamine used for induction and/or maintenance of anesthesia in our herd of swine inbred for susceptibility to MH. A total of 76 MH-susceptible swine were given a total of 112 general anesthetics using ketamine as the induction drug. In 34 of these anesthetics, anesthesia was also maintained with ketamine. Signs of MH did not develop in response to ketamine in any of the pigs.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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