Anesthesia management for electroconvulsive therapy: Hemodynamic and respiratory management

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-149

  Saito, Shigeru ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambulatory anesthesia; Depression; Psychiatrics; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPRENOLOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DILTIAZEM; ESMOLOL; ETOMIDATE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; LABETALOL; LANDIOLOL; LIDOCAINE; METHOHEXITAL; NICARDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROPOFOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIAMYLAL; THIOPENTAL; VERAPAMIL;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TACHYCARDIA; TRAINING;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 20944432006     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-004-0288-7     Document Type: Review

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