[The use of subarachnoid bupivacaine analgesia in malignant hyperthermia-susceptible subjects. A clinical case report].

The authors report a case of malignant hyperthermia in susceptible woman undergoing safenectomy. Spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine was performed after dantrolene prophylaxis per os. No complications occurred during and after surgery. This case confirms the safety of local anesthetics and it suggests that anaesthesia should not be refused to caffeine halothane contracture test positive patients.