Key result
General anesthesia without aspiration prophylaxis or tracheal intubation for electroconvulsive therapy in obese patients resulted in zero cases of clinical aspiration across 660 treatments.
Why the study?
Is general anesthesia without aspiration prophylaxis or tracheal intubation safe regarding aspiration risk in obese patients undergoing ECT?
Population
50 obese patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
within one hour after completing the ECT treatment
Authors
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May support relaxed intubation in obese ECT; leaves open need for prospective safety confirmation.
Observational (n=50)
Yes
Is general anesthesia without aspiration prophylaxis or tracheal intubation safe regarding aspiration risk in obese patients undergoing ECT?
Anesthetizing obese patients for ECT without full-stomach precautions or tracheal intubation appears safe, with no aspiration events observed in over 650 treatments.
Kadar et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Obesity in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (n=50). General anesthesia without aspiration prophylaxis or tracheal intubation was evaluated on Gastric aspiration. General anesthesia without aspiration prophylaxis or tracheal intubation for electroconvulsive therapy in obese patients resulted in zero cases of clinical aspiration across 660 treatments.
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