Anesthetic care for electroconvulsive therapy during pregnancy -A case report-
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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.
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Safety of modified electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the third trimester of pregnancy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been used an effective treatment in the management of psychiatric disorders in pregnancy. Reports of ECT use in all trimesters of pregnancy are available in literature. When used judiciously with fetal monitoring it is a safe and effective treatment for psychiatric disorders in pregnancy. We report here a case of paranoid schizophrenia that successfully recov...
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