Two nurses from Columbus Community Hospital’s Simulation Lab will present an abstract they wrote at an international conference this summer. Julie Vance, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, RN, NREMT, Simulation Lab ...

Malignant hyperthermia is when you have an extremely high body temperature caused by certain chemicals or other triggers. If left untreated, malignant hyperthermia can cause death. Hyperthermia is a ...

Malignant hyperthermia is a potential side effect or complication that may arise in patients who have received general anesthesia. This adverse event typically occurs during surgery and other invasive ...

When general anesthesia is required for surgery or another procedure, a patient's care team must be ready for anything—especially the rare, life-threatening syndrome known as malignant hyperthermia ...