Etomidate is Associated With Longer Seizure Duration, Lower Stimulus Intensity, and Lower Number of Failed Trials in Electroconvulsive Therapy Compared With Thiopental

AYHAN, YAVUZ; AKBULUT, Bilal; KARAHAN, SEVİLAY; GECMEZ, Gizem; OZ, Gokhan; GÜREL, ŞEREF; BAŞAR, KORAY

doi:10.1097/yct.0000000000000149

Etomidate is Associated With Longer Seizure Duration, Lower Stimulus Intensity, and Lower Number of Failed Trials in Electroconvulsive Therapy Compared With Thiopental

Atıf İçin Kopyala

AYHAN Y., AKBULUT B. B., KARAHAN S., GECMEZ G., OZ G., GÜREL Ş. C., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ECT, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.26-30, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000149
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ECT
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.26-30
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Induction agents used for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may alter seizure parameters. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of etomidate and thiopental on seizure-related variables.