Open AccessEffectiveness of sodium thiopentone, propofol, and etomidate as an ideal intravenous anesthetic agent for modified electroconvulsive therapy
Author(s) -
Altaf Hussain Mir,
Nissar Ahmad Shah,
Mehraj Ud Din,
Shabir Ahmad Langoo,
Fayaz Ahmad Reshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.197339
Subject(s) - etomidate , medicine , propofol , anesthetic agent , electroconvulsive therapy , anesthetic , anesthesia , ideal (ethics) , electroconvulsive shock , philosophy , epistemology
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a well-established psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients for therapeutic effects. ECT can produce severe disturbances in the cardiovascular system and a marked increase in cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure. These cardiovascular changes may be altered using various anesthetic drugs.