Decreasing adverse outcomes of unmodified electroconvulsive therapy: Suggestions and possibilities

Journal of ECT

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-81

  Gallegos, Jesus ^a   Vaidya, Punit ^a   D'Agati, Douglas ^b   Jayaram, Geetha ^a   Nguyen, Thai ^a   Tripathi, Adarsh ^c   Trivedi, Jitendra K ^c   Reti, Irving M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

benzodiazepine; electroconvulsive therapy; low dose anesthetic; unmodified ECT

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

AGITATION; ANXIETY; CONFUSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW DRUG DOSE; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEDATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANXIETY; BENZODIAZEPINES; CONFUSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; METHOHEXITAL; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PROPOFOL; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RISK;

EID: 84861792407     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182359314     Document Type: Review

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