Propofol Anaesthesia in Electroconvulsive Therapy

199464 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Carl S. Littlejohns · North Wales Hospital

Abstract

Use of propofol may not adversely affect outcome from depression and it is not necessarily contraindicated as an induction agent for ECT. Our results should be interpreted cautiously, and larger studies are needed.

Topics & Keywords

Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Treatment of Major Depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 165, Issue 4, pp. 506-509

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.165.4.506

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