A retrospective comparison of anesthetic agents in electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 243-246

  Swaim, Jennifer C ^a,b   Mansour, Maher ^a,b   Wydo, Salina M ^a   Moore, Jeffrey L ^a,b  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Electroconvulsive therapy; Methohexital; Propofol; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHOHEXITAL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 33845448433     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000244238.17791.a4     Document Type: Article

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