...Andreas Duma, M.D., M.Sc.; Mathias Maleczek, M.D.; Basil Panjikaran, M.D.; Harald Herkner, M.D., M.Sc.; Theodore Karrison, Ph.D.; Peter Nagele, M.D., M.Sc. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE What We Already Know about This Topic The incidence of major adverse cardiac events after electroconvulsive therapy...

... compassionately cared for psychologically disadvantaged patients including famous figures such as O. Henry, Eugene O’Neill, Norman Mailer, and Stephen Foster and developed new treatments for them like electroconvulsive therapy. This book fleshes out the stories of these important innovations and noteworthy...

...; Michael Jarvis, M.D., Ph.D.; Nuri B. Farber, M.D.; Charles F. Zorumski, M.D.; Charles Conway, M.D.; Peter Nagele, M.D., M.Sc. Background While electroconvulsive therapy is widely regarded as a lifesaving and safe procedure, evidence regarding its effects on myocardial cell injury is sparse. The objective...

... present a patient with a major depressive disorder and postpolio syndrome who was scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The patient is a 62-yr-old man admitted for ECT to treat major depression refractory to medical management. He had acute poliomyelitis in 1946 and recovered...

... to: patricia_baumann@emory.org Copyright 1999 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. A 40-yr-old, 70-kg white woman with a long history of schizophrenia was referred for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for catatonia. The patient had previously undergone a successful course of ECT treatment at our...

...Wen Fu, MD, MS; Paul F. White, PhD, MD, FANZCA Background Orally administered clonidine (0.2-0.3 mg) has been reported to decrease the acute hypertensive response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) without prolonging early recovery. This preliminary study was designed to evaluate the acute...

... relative to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is uncertain. This open-label, noninferiority trial randomized 403 patients (5 sites, 38 patients withdrawn prior to treatment) with treatment-resistant major depression without psychosis to receive ketamine or ECT. Over an initial 3-week treatment phase...

..., Skokie, Illinois 60076. Copyright 1996 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. MODERATE cardiac changes due to myocardial stunning [1,2] and acute neurogenic pulmonary edema [3] after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been reported. We report a case of neurogenic pulmonary...

.... Szafranski: Department of Anesthesiology, P.O. Box 53188, University Hospital, Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 NE 13th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104. Copyright 1996 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy (ECT) is associated with transient autonomic...

... correspondence to Dr. Drop: Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114. No reprints will be available. Copyright 1995 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Key words: Blood pressure: hypertension. Electroconvulsive therapy. Heart: catecholamine...

...: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, UH-IG323 Box 0048. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109–0048. Copyright 1995 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Key words: Anesthesia; electroconvulsive therapy Complications: status...

...; Schaumburg, Illinois) Physical Status VI (organ procurement), electroconvulsive therapy, pain procedures, cases less than 60 min in length, existing diagnosis of Elixhauser Comorbidity Index renal failure, centers with missing or invalid home medication data, and previous organ transplant recipients. After...

... Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Copyright © 1987, the American Society of Anesthesiologists. All Rights Reserved. 1987 Central Nervous System Electroconvulsive therapy ...

.... Kellner has a patent for a foam bite block for electroconvulsive therapy (U.S. patent No. 6098627). Dr. Østergaard declares no competing interests. References 1. Duma A , Maleczek M , Panjikaran B , Herkner H , Karrison T , Nagele P : . Major adverse cardiac events...

... : . The mortality rate of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review and pooled analysis. Acta Psychiatr Scand . 2017 ; 135 : 388 – 97 2. Duma A , Maleczek M , Panjikaran B , Herkner H , Karrison T , Nagele P : . Major adverse cardiac events and mortality associated...