ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS IN ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY

Course overview

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY IS A TREATMENT FOR SEVERE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND OTHER PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS. IT INVOLVES INDUCING A SEIZURE IN A PATIENT WITH ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS AND EFFECTIVELY REDUCES SYMPTOMS. GENERAL ANESTHESIA IS USED TO PROVIDE SAFE CONDITIONS FOR THE PROCEDURE. THIS ACTIVITY OVERVIEWS THE ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR INDUCING AND MAINTAINING ANESTHESIA BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM FOR ELECTRIC CONVULSIVE THERAPY PATIENTS.