Key result
Relaxant anaesthesia for modified electroplexy in 2,100 patients resulted in no therapy-related deaths and 9 cases of prolonged but non-fatal apnoea.
Why the study?
Is relaxant anaesthesia with thiopentone and suxamethonium chloride safe for patients undergoing electroplexy?
Population
2,100 patients undergoing 16,275 modified electro-convulsive treatments
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support relaxant anaesthesia safety in ECT; leaves open prospective validation.
Observational (n=2,100)
Is relaxant anaesthesia with thiopentone and suxamethonium chloride safe for patients undergoing electroplexy?
Relaxant anaesthesia with thiopentone and suxamethonium chloride is generally safe for electroconvulsive therapy, provided proper oxygen therapy is administered.
S. V. Marshall (1961) conducted an observational in Patients undergoing modified electro-convulsive treatments (n=2,100). Relaxant anaesthesia (thiopentone and suxamethonium chloride) was evaluated on Death and complications. Relaxant anaesthesia for modified electroplexy in 2,100 patients resulted in no therapy-related deaths and 9 cases of prolonged but non-fatal apnoea.
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