Effects of propofol and ketamine as combined anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depressive disorder

Journal of ECT

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-132

  Wang, Xiaobin ^a   Chen, Yunliang ^a   Zhou, Xian ^a   Liu, Fenghua ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Zhang, Chunxiang ^b  

^a THE AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; depression; ECT; ketamine; propofol

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; KETAMINE; PROPOFOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SUXAMETHONIUM; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; URAPIDIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861828816     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31824d1d02     Document Type: Article

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