The effect of repeated etomidate anesthesia on adrenocortical function during a course of electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-285

  Wang, Ning ^a   Wang, Xiao Hai ^b   Lu, Jun ^a   Zhang, Jian You ^c  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Medical College of Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

adrenocorticotropic hormone; cortisol; electroconvulsive therapy; etomidate; propofol

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROPOFOL;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; AVERAGE SEIZURE ENERGY INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROGRAPHIC SEIZURE DURATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PARAMETER; POSTICTAL SUPPRESSION INDEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PROPOFOL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 82455199119     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182182be0     Document Type: Article

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