Methohexital Dosage in Electroconvulsive Therapy.
A comparison of methohexital at 0.5 mg/kg versus 1 mg/kg iv as anesthesia for unilateral brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy showed no difference in systolic or diastolic blood pressure before, immediately after, or 5 or 10 min after the seizure. Mean seizure duration was not significantly shorter using the higher methohexital dosage. These results show that methohexital can be safely used in a broad dosage range without undue effects on blood pressure or seizure duration.
Bouckoms
A. J.
AJ
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Welch
C. A.
CA
Drop
L. J.
LJ
Kolton
K.
K
Dao
T.
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