Recovery after ECT: comparison of propofol, etomidate and thiopental Recuperação pós-eletroconvulsoterapia: comparação entre propofol, etomidato e tiopental

OBJECTIVES: To compare post anesthetic time for patient recovery after electroconvulsive therapy, as measured by the post anesthetic Recovery Score of Aldrete and Kroulik, using three different types of hypnotic drugs (propofol, etomidate and thiopental). METHOD: Thirty patients were randomized to r...

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Main Authors: Moacyr A Rosa, Marina O Rosa, Iara M T Belegarde, Celso R Bueno, Felipe Fregni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2008-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462008000200012