2000
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200006000-00007
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Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Review

Abstract: Anesthetic techniques have evolved to improve the comfort and safety of modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The authors review the literature and discuss the selection, preparation, and management from an anesthetic perspective. Specifically, the management of medications preprocedure and coexisting diseases is discussed. A review of induction agents, muscle relaxants, and other medications utilized in ECT is included.

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“…Glycopyrrolate may be more favorable in certain patients as it is less likely to cross the blood-brain barrier and exacerbate postanesthesia confusion than is atropine. Of the two medications, however, atropine is more effective in preventing bradycardia and ectopy (20).…”
Section: Premedicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Glycopyrrolate may be more favorable in certain patients as it is less likely to cross the blood-brain barrier and exacerbate postanesthesia confusion than is atropine. Of the two medications, however, atropine is more effective in preventing bradycardia and ectopy (20).…”
Section: Premedicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such predisposing conditions include osteoporosis, spinal injury, or pacemakers. Succinylcholine, an ultrafast-acting depolarizing agent, has become the agent of choice for muscle relaxation in ECT (7,20).…”
Section: Anestheticsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ce résultat va dans le sens de l'étude de Rasmussen et al, où l'anticholinestérasique (donézépil) a été maintenu chez deux patients avec une démence à corps de Lewy afin d'éviter la recrudescence d'hallucinations visuelles [32]. D'autres considèrent que le traitement anticholinestérasique doit être arrêté avant l'ECT car il peut être à l'origine d'une prolongation de l'effet de la succinylcholine pendant les séances [30,35].…”
Section: Effets Secondairesunclassified
“…Für die EKT sollte ein Anästhetikum verwendet werden, das sich durch einen schnellen Wirkungseintritt, eine kurze Wirkdauer und eine rasche Erholungsphase auszeichnet sowie die Qualität und Dauer des Krampanfalls nicht negativ beeinflusst, da ein zu kurzer Krampfanfall therapeutisch ineffektiv ist [15,18,44,55,64]. Alle kurz wirksamen Hypnotika weisen jedoch antikonvulsive Eigenschaften auf und wirken damit dem beabsichtigten therapeutischen Effekt der EKT entgegen (.…”
Section: Anästhetikumunclassified