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Tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner
In the midst of surgery for a deviated septum, Catey Merriman's muscles began to go rigid and her temperature soared. As the surgical team realized she was reacting to the anesthesia, they halted the procedure, injected a powerful muscle relaxant and packed her body in ice. The Niskayuna, N.Y., teacher woke up in the hospital's critical-care unit and asked herself, "Did I die?"
Anesthetics can trigger malignant hyperthermia, a rare but deadly disorder, in
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