Abstract
A rapid rise in rectal temperature (to 45 C) in a young male Greyhound was attributed to the use of halothane and succinylcholine. Circulatory failure and death occurred within approximately 90 minutes of the onset of the hyperthermia.
MeSH terms
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Anesthesia, Inhalation / veterinary
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Animals
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Dog Diseases* / etiology
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Dog Diseases* / physiopathology
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Dogs
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Halothane / adverse effects
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Male
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Malignant Hyperthermia / etiology
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Malignant Hyperthermia / physiopathology
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Malignant Hyperthermia / veterinary*
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Succinylcholine / adverse effects
Substances
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Succinylcholine
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Halothane