Electroconvulsive therapy anesthesia practice patterns: Results of a UK postal survey

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-85

  Bwalya, Godfrey M ^a   Srinivasan, Venkatasubramanian ^a   Wang, Michael ^b  

^a HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anesthesia monitoring; ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS); ECTAS guidelines; electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); pre ECT assessment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAPNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952194016     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181df1d4f     Document Type: Article

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