Open AccessA comparative study of propofol, thiopentone sodium, and ketofol as induction agents for electro convulsive therapy
Author(s) -
Nagraju R Gaddam,
Vasanti P Kelkar Sasturkar,
Saurabh Kulkarni,
Pradnya Joshi,
Pramod V Bhale
Publication year - 2021
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/joacp.joacp_423_19
Subject(s) - propofol , medicine , ketamine , anesthesia , blood pressure , heart rate , hemodynamics , shock (circulatory) , mean arterial pressure
Thiopentone and propofol are most commonly used induction agents for electro convulsive therapy (ECT). Recently, ketofol, an admixture of propofol and ketamine, is being tried in ECT. We aimed to compare propofol, thiopentone, and ketofol as induction agents during ECT regarding their effects on ECT-induced hemodynamic changes, seizure duration and recovery parameters.