Electroconvulsive therapy in patients with cardiac pacemakers

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 470-474

  MacPherson, Rose D ^a   Loo, C K ^a,b   Barrett, N ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cardiac pacemakers; Complications; Electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FUROSEMIDE; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; PERINDOPRIL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746936233     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400411     Document Type: Article

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