The effects of anesthetic agents on seizure duration and hemodynamics in electroconvulsive therapy

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1266-1269

  Nishiyama, Misuzu ^a   Togashi, Hideaki ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesia   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Muscle spindle afferent activity; Rocuronium; Suxamethonium; Vecuronium

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; PATIENT MONITORING; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE;

ADULT; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHETICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; SEIZURES; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM BROMIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350334858     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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