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Review
. 2020 Mar;38(1):183-195.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.10.007. Epub 2020 Jan 3.

Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy

Nikhil Chawla  1
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Review

Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy

Nikhil Chawla. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

This article deals with anesthesia for patients receiving ECT for a variety of mood disorders. It includes indications, contraindications, patient selection, workflow, anesthetic management, and postprocedure complications of electroconvulsive therapy.

Keywords: Blood pressure management for ECT; Contraindication for ECT; ECT adjuncts; ECT for pregnancy; ECT overview; ECT postop complications; Induction agents for ECT.

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