Malignant Hyperthermia in a Living Organ Donor

摘要

Living donors are an important source of organs for transplantation. Despite the best efforts of transplant programs to protect donor safety, unpredictable and unpreventable life-threatening issues may arise in the perioperative period. Herein, we provide the first report of a living donor developing malignant hyperthermia (MH) and discuss the unique implications of incidents such as this for living donor programs. A 34-year-old woman volunteered to donate a kidney to her husband. She had previously undergone appendectomy, Caesarean-section, and tubal ligation under general anesthesia without complication. Her medications were omeprazole for mild dyspepsia and iron supplements for anemia related to vegetarian diet. She reported no allergies. Physical examination was normal. Standard laboratory and radiological evaluations were normal.