Effects of Propofol and Propofol-Remifentanil Combinations on Haemodynamics, Seizure Duration and Recovery during Electroconvulsive Therapy.

Canan İkiz Ferim Sakize Gunenc Leyla İyilikçi Şule Özbilgin Hülya Ellidokuz Can Cimilli Zehra Mermi Erol Gökel

Published in: Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation (2020)

ECT is a safe and effective treatment for patients with psychiatric disorders. Propofol-remifentanil anaesthesia prolongs the seizure duration and shortens the recovery time, suggesting that this combination may particularly be well suited for use in this patient group.

Keyphrases

case report
temporal lobe epilepsy
smoking cessation