Anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy in obese patients.
Obese patients have successfully undergone over 650 consecutive uncomplicated ECT treatments without any special precautions at two major U.S. medical centers.
Kadar
Andrew G
AG
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ing
Caleb H
CH
White
Paul F
PF
Wakefield
Cynthia A
CA
Kramer
Barry A
BA
Clark
Kerri
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors