Anesthetic Management during Electroconvulsive Therapy

Anesthetic care for electroconvulsive therapy during pregnancy -A case report-

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is recommended for patients with psychotic disorders that do not respond to medication. Usually, many psychotropic medications have teratogenic effects on the fetus. ECT seems to be a relatively safe and effective treatment during pregnancy. We report here on a 33-year-old primigravida patient in her third trimester receiving ECT.

Anaesthetic Management in Electroconvulsive Therapy During Early Pregnancy.

The management of major psychiatric conditions during pregnancy is exceptionally difficult. Pharmacoresistant, life-threatening and severe symptoms such as catatonia and suicidal behavior affect the health and safety of both mother and child. In such cases, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be considered as an alternative to pharmacologic treatment. In this report, we aimed to present anaesth...

Tongue laceration during electroconvulsive therapy

Corresponding author: Sang-Hwan Do, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166, Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea. Tel: 82-31-787-7501, Fax: 82-31-787-4063, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommo...

Heart rate changes during electroconvulsive therapy

BACKGROUND This observational study documented heart rate over the entire course of electrically induced seizures and aimed to evaluate the effects of stimulus electrode placement, patients' age, stimulus dose, and additional predictors. METHOD In 119 consecutive patients with 64 right unilateral (RUL) and 55 bifrontal (BF) electroconvulsive treatments, heart rate graphs based on beat-to-beat...

PT694. Concomitant psychopharmacological treatments during electroconvulsive therapy