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Lebedinskii K.M.

North-Western State Medical University n.a. Mechnikov, Federal Research;
Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology

Prokopiev G.G.

Russian National Research Medical University named after N. I. Pirogova;
Scientific Practical Center for Specialized Pediatric Medical Care named after. V. F. Voino-Yasenetsky

Stepanenko S.M.

Russian National Research Medical University named after N. I. Pirogova

Dunts P.V.

Regional Clinical Hospital No 2

Molchanov I.V.

Russian Medical Academy for Continuous Professional Education

Ovechkin A.M.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Aleksandrovich Yu.S.

Children’s Scientific Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases

Lomivorotov V.V.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Shen N.P.

Tyumen State Medical Academy

Trembach A.V.

Kuban State Medical University;
Children's Regional Clinical Hospital

Zolotukhin K.N.

Republican Clinical Hospital named after. G. G. Kuvatova;
Bashkir State Medical University

Pichugin V.V.

Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Boronina I.V.

Voronezh State Medical University named after. N. N. Burdenko;
Voronezh Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1

Diordiev A.V.

Russian National Research Medical University named after N. I. Pirogova;
Scientific Practical Center for Pediatric Psychoneurology

Rostovtsev S.I.

Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky

Malignant hyperthermia due to anaesthesia

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Lebedinskii K.M., Prokopiev G.G., Stepanenko S.M., Dunts P.V., Molchanov I.V., Ovechkin A.M., Aleksandrovich Yu.S., Lomivorotov V.V., Shen N.P., Trembach A.V., Zolotukhin K.N., Pichugin V.V., Boronina I.V., Diordiev A.V., Rostovtsev S.I.

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To cite this article:

Lebedinskii KM, Prokopiev GG, Stepanenko SM, et al. . Malignant hyperthermia due to anaesthesia. Russian Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology. 2023;(6):6‑18. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/anaesthesiology20230616

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