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Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who were referred to receive ECT by their treating psychiatrist, those receiving thiopental alone as an anesthetic
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who received general anesthesia with propofol, ketamine and remifentanil. Those with past or current major neurological illness or injury
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor seizure duration, EEG seizure duration, Stimulation dose, Ictal EEG characteristics (Regularity, Postictal suppression, Activation of the sympathetic nervous system), End-tidal carbon dioxide | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dose of thiopental, Ventilatory volume during one breath, Difference between inhaled and exhaled ventilatory volumes, Ventilation rate, Minute ventilation, Difference between inhaled and exhaled minute ventilations | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center Department of Anesthesiology