Publications by authors named "Ozge Canbek"
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluates the occurrence of oral injuries related to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) while using a custom-made oral protector for patients.
- It analyzed data from 2013 to 2018, finding a very low incidence of oral complications (0.1% per patient and 0.01% per session) among 2,937 patients treated with ECT.
- The findings indicate that oral injuries were minimal, suggesting a need for thorough oral assessments prior to ECT to ensure patient safety.
Context: Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered a very effective tool for the treatment of psychiatric diseases, memory disturbances are among the most important adverse effects.
Aims: This study aimed to assess prospectively early subjective memory complaints in depressive and manic patients due to bilateral, brief-pulse ECT, at different stages of the treatment, compare the associations between psychiatric diagnosis, sociodemographic characteristics, and ECT characteristics.
Settings And Design: This prospective study was done with patients undergoing ECT between November 2008 and April 2009 at a tertiary care psychiatry hospital of 2000 beds.
Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effects of propofol, thiopental, and etomidate, which are routinely used in anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), on the cardiovascular system, seizure variables, recovery, cognitive functions, and response to treatment.
Methods: Male patients hospitalized at the Seventh Psychiatry Clinics of the Bakırköy Teaching Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery who were treated with ECT were investigated prospectively. The effects on cardiovascular system parameters (heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygenation), seizure variables (duration and intensity of seizure), and recovery variables were recorded at every session, on prespecified time points, and the findings of the first session were used in this evaluation.
Objective: We present our 3 years' experience with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice in Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases (BAKIRKOY) ECT Center after modification of ECT regulations in Turkey. Also included in this article is a brief overview and discussion on ECT applications.
Methods: Bakirkoy medical records in electronic database were examined retrospectively (between January 2008 and December 2010), focusing on several aspects of short-term use of ECT: patient's age, sex, and diagnosis; mean number of treatments per patient; duration of stay in hospital; percentage of ECT use in hospitalized patients; and frequency and types of adverse events.