Anesthesia and electroconvulsive therapy: A retrospective study comparing etomidate and propofol

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-183

  Patel, Anish S ^a   Gorst Unsworth, Caroline ^a,c   Venn, Richard M ^b   Kelley, Kate ^b   Jacob, Yoav ^a  

^a Meadowfield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Electroconvulsive therapy; Etomidate; Propofol

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; ETOMIDATE; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRADYPNEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANESTHETICS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROPOFOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748609718     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000230362.96615.d9     Document Type: Article

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