ABSTRACT Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been used widely to treat psychiatric disease. ECT under anesthesia is associated with hypertension and tachycardia. The cardiovascular effects of ECT were studied after per-treatment of 100 patients with lidocaine 1.5 mg/Kg (experimental group) and saline solution (control), using a double-blind, randomized clinical trial study. There were no sign...

  Objective : ECT as a treatment for psychiatric patients, is not only a low risk but also is a very cost-effective treatment, both for the patients and the health care system. However, to initiate ECT treatment, it is mandatory to obtain the consent of the person(s) accompanying the patients. The accompaniers' attitude towards ECT is a determining factor in signing the letter of consent and fo...

ECT یکی از درمان های مفید و موثر در بیماران دچار افسردگی و مانیا می باشد و همچنین یکی از درمان های موفق در بیمارانی است که قادر به استفاده از داروهای ضد افسردگی و ضد جنون نمی باشند. مرگ و میر ناشی از انجام ECT حدود 3 در ده هزار مورد است که بیشتر به دلیل آریتمی های قلبی ناشی از ECT است. لیدوکائین احتمالا به علت تشنج زایی و دپرسیون روی سیستم اعصاب مرکزی در دزهای بالا مورد استفاده قرار نمی گیرد. د...

Introduction: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for many psychological disorders, mainly major depression and schizophrenia which is often associated with some complications such as hypertension, tachycardia arrhythmia and even myocardial infarction. Various methods have been used for prevention or control of these cardiovascular side effects. The aim of this study was ...