Operating Room Emergencies

It is necessary to switch out the anesthesia machine immediately during an MH crisis. Preparing modern anesthesia machines for an MHS patient are machine specific. Anesthesia machine preparation requires flushing with oxygen at 10 L/min for between 20 and 50 minutes. New activated charcoal filters attached to the inspiratory and expiratory ports of the anesthesia machine can achieve rapid reductions in halogenated agents. All of the above.