Vapor-Clean Webinar - Activated Charcoal Filters for Malignant Hyperthermia Cases

What Is Malignant Hyperthermia? Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare but very serious genetic condition. It is essentially a reaction to Inhaled General Anaesthesia – Isoflurane, Desflurane or Sevoflurane. Incidence in the UK is anywhere between 1:3000 and 1:15000, depending on where you take your information from. When a patient triggers into an MH Episode it is extremely important to immediately cut exposure to volatile gases and administer Dantrolene as quickly as possible. MH can result in death, however mortality rates have significantly decreased since the advent of Dantrolene. Vapor-Clean These filters contain activated charcoal and come in pairs; one for the inspired port and one for the expired port on any anaesthetic machine. The activated charcoal will absorb all volatile gas ensuring that the patient is not exposed to anything higher than the safe level of 5ppm of vapour.