Low practice liability for electroconvulsive therapy: Experience in the united states and britain

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Slawson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
The United States

Electroconvulsive Therapy

2011 ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Ross
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Preoperative Evaluation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Anesthesia Practice ◽  
Safe Anesthesia

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used in the United States for the treatment of major depression and a limited number of other psychiatric disorders. Patients require general anesthesia and airway management for this procedure, which is most often performed on psychiatric wards or in outpatient facilities. Because many of these patients are elderly and often have accompanying comorbidities, the sudden stimulus to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems during this brief procedure creates the potential for significant cardiac and neurological complications. Despite this, ECT remains a very safe and well-tolerated procedure for inpatients as well as outpatients, as long as proper preoperative evaluation is performed and there is adherence to safe anesthesia practice guidelines.

Trends for Electroconvulsive Therapy Utilization in Children and Adolescents in the United States From 2002 to 2017

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Chintan Trivedi ◽  
Fatima Motiwala ◽  
Pranita Mainali ◽  
Zeeshan Mansuri ◽  
Shailesh Jain
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
The United States
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