Why the study?
Does etomidate improve seizure duration and reduce electrical stimulus dose compared to thiopental in seizure-resistant patients during ECT?
Population
5 psychiatric patients who had ECT courses with thiopental and did not achieve adequate seizure duration…
Comparison
Etomidate as anesthetic during electroconvulsive… vs Thiopental as anesthetic during prior…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Etomidate may aid seizure induction in high-threshold ECT; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Does etomidate improve seizure duration and reduce electrical stimulus dose compared to thiopental in seizure-resistant patients during ECT?
Etomidate is superior to thiopental in producing adequate seizure duration at lower electrical stimulus doses during ECT in patients with high seizure thresholds.
Khalid et al. (2006) studied this question.