Open AccessIncidence and risk factors for oxygen desaturation during recovery from modified electroconvulsive therapy: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Rohini M. Surve,
Sonia Bansal,
Kamath Sriganesh,
D.K. Subbakrishna,
Jagadisha Thirthalli,
Rao Gs
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.150555
Subject(s) - observational study , medicine , electroconvulsive therapy , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , anesthesia , surgery , optics , physics , electroconvulsive shock
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an established modality of treatment for severe psychiatric illnesses. Among the various complications associated with ECT, oxygen desaturation is often under reported. None of the previous studies has evaluated the predictive factors for oxygen desaturation during ECT. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of oxygen desaturation during recovery from anesthesia for modified ECT and evaluate its risk factors in a large sample.