Nursing Interventions of Intraoperative Malignant Hyperthermia in Patients With Scoliosis: A Report of 3 Cases.

INTRODUCTION: The report summarizes the intraoperative rescue and nursing intervention of malignant hyperthermia (MH) in the correction surgery for 3 patients with spinal deformity. Although rare, MH may occur in up to 1 of 5000 cases. INTERVENTION: The key points of nursing care include preoperative MH risk assessment, MH early warning, cessation of anesthetic, use of a validated scoring system, and initiation of cooling measures. CONCLUSION: Prompt nursing recognition and team-fcoused interventions provided successful rescue of 3 patients with MH.