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Comparison of anesthetics in electroconvulsive therapy: an effective treatment with the use of propofol, etomidate, and thiopental

OBJECTIVES: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be one of the most effective treatments in psychiatry. Currently, three medications for anesthesia are used routinely during ECT: propofol, etomidate, and thiopental. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the anestheti...

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Autores principales: Zahavi, Guy Sender, Dannon, Pinhas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24591833
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S58330