Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
UCLA Health
Los Angeles
Introduction
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) has an estimated case prevalence of one in 15,000 to one in 75,000 general anesthetics, with a higher incidence in the pediatric population.1 About 17% of MH cases occur in children, and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality if not promptly recognized and treated