Trimethaphan (arfonad) control of hypertension and tachycardia during electroconvulsive therapy: A double-blind study

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-109

  Petrides, Georgios ^a,b   Maneksha, Farrokh ^a   Zervas, Iannis ^a   Carasiti, Irene ^a   Francis, Andrew ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents; electroconvulsive therapy; hypertension; tachycardia; trimethaphan

Indexed keywords

TRIMETAPHAN;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029924139     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(95)00192-1     Document Type: Article

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