1. Narkose zur Elektrokrampftherapie
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Grundmann U and Schneider So
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Mechanical ventilation ,Neuromuscular Blockade ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Sedation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Physical examination ,General Medicine ,behavioral disciplines and activities ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Electroconvulsive therapy ,Intravenous anesthesia ,Anesthesia ,mental disorders ,Anesthetic ,Medicine ,medicine.symptom ,business ,medicine.drug ,Preanesthesia evaluation - Abstract
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been shown to be an effective and safe nonpharmacological treatment modality for a variety of severe neuropsychiatric disorders. Today, it is in worldwide use in both inpatient and outpatient settings. While ECT was originally performed without sedation or anesthesia, nowadays a “modified technique” is most often used with intravenous anesthesia, neuromuscular blockade, and mechanical ventilation providing more safety and less patient's subjective unpleasantness along with reduced adverse side effects. To minimize risks, ECT requires close interdepartmental cooperation between psychiatrists and anesthetists. In the preanesthesia evaluation of ECT, a thorough history and physical examination are obligatory and the patient's medical condition should be optimized. Anesthesia should be provided by an anesthetist familiar with both the effects of the anesthetic drugs on the ECT response and the physiologic alterations that may occur during the procedure as well as their specific treatment.
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- 2013
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