ReviewIndian journal of anaesthesia2017
Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy: An overview with an update on its role in potentiating electroconvulsive therapy.
Review in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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- Development and implementation of a new electroconvulsive therapy service line at a major medical center.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A Narrative Review.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Perspectives in treatment-resistant depression: esketamine and electroconvulsive therapy.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2025Review
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- Evaluating Anesthesia Practices, Patient Characteristics, and Outcomes in Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The electro-convulsive therapy story of Africa, a systematic review.Discover mental health · 2024Review
- Effect of Different Doses of Sugammadex on Recovery and Hemodynamic Parameters in Reversing Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy.Medeniyet medical journal · 2024Article
- Etomidate versus Propofol for Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Major Depressive Disorders in Terms of Clinical Responses to Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Electroconvulsive therapy in a catatonia patient: succinylcholine or no succinylcholine?Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2022Article
- The influence of anaesthetic choice on seizure duration of electroconvulsive therapy; etomidate versus methohexital.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Article
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- Impact of Sevoflurane and Thiopental Used Over the Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Propensity Score Matching Analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- A Narrative Overview of Current Anesthetic Drugs in Electroconvulsive Therapy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Evaluating Factors Affecting the Time Interval Between Propofol Injection and Induction of Electro-convulsion and Relationship Between These Factors and Duration of Convulsion.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021Article
- Pretreatment with dexmedetomidine and magnesium sulphate in prevention of etomidate induced myoclonus - A double blinded randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- EIGHTY YEARS OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY IN CROATIA AND IN SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTRE.Acta clinica Croatica · 2020Review
- Initial Seizure Threshold in Brief-Pulse Bilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder.Psychiatry investigation · 2019Article
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Abstract
Despite advances in pharmacotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains a mainstay treatment option in psychiatry since its introduction in 1930s. It can be used primarily in severe illnesses when there is an urgent need for treatment or secondarily after failure or intolerance to pharmacotherapy. The 'unmodified' technique of ECT was practised initially, with a high incidence of musculoskeletal complications. Several modifications including general anaesthesia and muscle relaxation are used to increase the safety and patient acceptability of ECT. Various anaesthetic techniques including medications are considered to provide adequate therapeutic seizure, simultaneously controlling seizure-induced haemodynamic changes and side effects. A brief review of literature on choice of these anaesthetic techniques is discussed. This article is intended to reinforce the knowledge of clinicians, who may have limited exposure to ECT procedure. Importance is given to the recent updates on the role of induction agents in potentiating therapeutic response to ECT in psychiatric disorders.
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