Why the study?
Does the choice and dose of hypnotic (methohexital, propofol, or etomidate) affect seizure duration and cognitive recovery in patients undergoing ECT?
Population
n=10 outpatients with major depressive disorders receiving maintenance ECT
Comparison
Methohexital or propofol, or etomidate IV bolus… vs Compared against each other across different…
Design
RCT, randomized, cross-over
Authors
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Etomidate may be favored to achieve adequate seizure duration in ECT; confirms its advantage over methohexital and propofol in randomized settings.
Does the choice and dose of hypnotic (methohexital, propofol, or etomidate) affect seizure duration and cognitive recovery in patients undergoing ECT?
Etomidate may be a useful alternative to propofol and methohexital for ECT therapy as it has minimal effect on the duration of ECT-induced seizure activity, though it prolongs cognitive recovery.
Avramov et al. (1995) studied this question.
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