Some considerations of the tolerability of ketamine for ECT Anesthesia: A case series and review of the literature

Journal of ECT

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 283-286

  Rasmussen, Keith G ^a   Ritter, Matthew J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Electroconvulsive therapy; Ketamine

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; ANESTHETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIZZINESS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; VERTIGO; VERY ELDERLY; DOSE RESPONSE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928302695     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000100     Document Type: Article

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