title: [Anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy].
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy is a well-established form of treatment for a broad spectrum of severe psychiatric disorders. The treatment, in which a generalized epileptic seizure is provoked by electrical stimulation of the brain, is performed with the patient under anesthesia and muscle relaxation. Therefore, sufficient knowledge of the physiological and pharmacological characteristics is an essential requirement for safe anesthesia. The following review is intended to provide some new aspects of the procedure and management of anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Gebäude 57, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Deutschland. ulrich.grundmann@uks.eu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Grundmann
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D000075202:Contraindications; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central
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