Cardiovascular effects of anesthesia in ECT: A randomized, double-blind comparison of etomidate, propofol, and thiopental

Journal of ECT

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-8

  Rosa, Moacyr Alexandro ^a   Rosa, Marina O ^a   Marcolin, Marco A ^a   Fregni, Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cardiovascular effects; Drug of choice; Electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247634655     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000263251.68302.f2     Document Type: Article

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