Why the study?
Does methohexital sodium reduce cardiac arrhythmias compared to thiopental sodium in patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy?
Population
Patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Comparison
Methohexital sodium for ECT induction vs Thiopental sodium for ECT induction
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support methohexital preference in ECT to limit arrhythmias; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice without randomized trials.
Does methohexital sodium reduce cardiac arrhythmias compared to thiopental sodium in patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy?
Methohexital sodium may be associated with fewer cardiac arrhythmias than thiopental sodium when used for anesthetic induction during electroconvulsive therapy.
Robert A. Woodruff (1968) studied this question.
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