1 4 S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y
vials of
Ryanodex to
administer the
initial 2.5 mg/kg
stabilizing dose.
While you can
reconstitute
Ryanodex in
less time than
Dantrium and
Revonto, it
costs more
than twice as
much as the other treatment
options. It'll cost you $2,500
for Revonto, $2,340 for Dantrium and $7,500 for
Ryanodex, per the companies.
• What should be stored in MH carts? In addition
to the vials needed for the initial dantrolene dose,
stock sodium bicarbonate, dextrose, calcium chlo-
ride, regular insulin, lidocaine for injection and ster-
ile water to mix with dantrolene. The cart should
also contain syringes that can be used to reconsti-
tute dantrolene, IV catheters, NG tubes and Toomey
irrigation syringes. Include charcoal filters, which
can be attached to the inspiratory and expiratory
ports of anesthesia machines during cases involving
MH-susceptible patients to flush the breathing circuit
and reduce the concentration of delivered anesthetic
gases.
EASY ACCESS Stock MH carts with
enough dantrolene to administer the
initial dose and the many supplies
needed to help save a life.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
