Ketofol (Mixture of Ketamine and Propofol) Administration in Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Is ketamine–propofol mixture (ketofol) an appropriate alternative induction agent for electroconvulsive therapy?
therefore their side-effects on these systems could be reduced by administering a combination of them at a lower dose.[9] In recent studies done on patients undergoing ECT, it showed that using sub-anesthetic ketamine and low-dose propofol could increase the seizure duration, provide hemodynamic stability and earlier recovery compared with the use of a full dose of propofol alone. In a study by...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000214