Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29881197›Full record

ReviewJournal of orthopaedics2018

A comprehensive review of malignant hyperthermia: Preventing further fatalities in orthopedic surgery.

Jennifer L Smith, Meaghan A Tranovich, Nabil A Ebraheim

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract readReview
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Review in Journal of orthopaedics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer L SmithThe University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43614-5807, United States.
Meaghan A TranovichThe University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43614-5807, United States.
Nabil A EbraheimThe University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43614-5807, United States.
University of Toledo · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most frequently associated with orthopedic surgery, malignant hyperthermia is a rare genetic condition linked to volatile anesthetics and succinylcholine. If not treated quickly with appropriate measures, death may result. To aid in the prevention of further fatalities, this review seeks to educate clinicians and staff on the presentation and treatment of this disease, as well as to provide a comprehensive overview by further addressing prevalence, similar conditions, pathogenesis and other aspects. Although the number of deaths due to malignant hyperthermia has greatly declined in the last several years, increased knowledge may eliminate associated mortalities, particularly in the orthopedic setting.

Indexed as

Core myopathyDantroleneMalignant hyperpyrexiaMalignant hyperthermiaRYR1 pathology

Identifiers

PMID29881197
PMCPMC5990300
OpenAlexW2799589698

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Registered trials

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