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Muscle relaxants, including nondepolarizing neuromuscular agents such as mivacurium, provide clinical utility for patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 1, 1994Anesthesia & Analgesia

Use of Muscle Relaxants for Electroconvulsive Therapy

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Muscle relaxants undergo evaluation for clinical utility and application during electroconvulsive therapy.

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BFBrian FredmanTel Aviv University ISIan SmithUniversity of Miami JEJames d EtienneThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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May guide ECT anesthesia choices; leaves open need for RCTs to define optimal use and safety.

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Fredman et al. (1994) studied this question. Muscle relaxants are evaluated for their clinical utility and application during electroconvulsive therapy.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa657275becb0bc28eed44a https://doi.org/10.1213/00000539-199401000-00046

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