T
he closest that many surgical facilities will come to a
malignant hyperthermia emergency is their annual all-
hands-on-deck drill. Ronald Litman, DO, FAAP, has expe-
rienced more than drills, more than once. As a hotline
consultant for the Malignant Hyperthermia Association
of the United States (mhaus.org) for more than 15 years and as the
group's medical director since 2013, he's witnessed how OR teams
react when the warnings become reality and guided them through the
potentially fatal complication. According to Dr. Litman, a professor of
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David Bernard | Senior associate Editor
Perelman
School
of
Medicine
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
Malignant Hyperthermia
Manning the Hotline for
zMH DOCRonald Litman, DO, FAAP, has been a part
of MHAUS's response team for more than 15 years.
a conversation with the physician you're likely to
reach in a real MH emergency.