Why the study?
Does the standard of anaesthetic care and facilities for electroconvulsive therapy differ from that for elective cystoscopy?
Population
40 hospitals where electroconvulsive therapy is performed in three Health Regions chosen at random
Comparison
Anaesthetic staffing and facilities provided for… vs Anaesthetic staffing and facilities provided for…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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ECT anaesthesia standards may warrant clinical audit; leaves open effects on outcomes and needs prospective confirmation.
Does the standard of anaesthetic care and facilities for electroconvulsive therapy differ from that for elective cystoscopy?
Anaesthetic care and facilities for electroconvulsive therapy are substantially inferior to those for elective cystoscopy and often fall short of national guidelines.
Lee et al. (1996) studied this question.
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