A within-subject comparison of propofol and methohexital anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-19

  Vaidya, Punit V ^a   Anderson, Eric L ^a   Bobb, Aaron ^b   Pulia, Kathleen ^a   Jayaram, Geetha ^a   Reti, Irving ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; electroconvulsive therapy; methohexital; outcome measures; propofol

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHOHEXITAL; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVICES; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROPOFOL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857912692     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31823a4220     Document Type: Article

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