Combination propofol-alfentanil anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy in patients receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-122

  Beresford, Brendan J ^a   Glick, David ^a   Dinwiddie, Stephen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Drug interactions; MAOIs; Morphine; Opioids; Propofol

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMFEBUTAMONE; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; MOLINDONE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; PHENELZINE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; PROPOFOL;

EID: 2942534310     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200406000-00009     Document Type: Article

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