Clinical experience of electroconvulsive therapy with anaesthetic and muscle relaxant at the Clínica Universidad de La Sabana: 2009-2017.

Introduction: Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective and safe procedure, which is indicated mainly in patients with both unipolar and bipolar depressive episodes, mania and schizophrenia, when they do not respond to other treatments.

Objective: To describe the demographic, social and clinical properties of a group of patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with anaesthetic and muscular relaxant at the Universidad de La Sabana Clinic for a period of 8 years.

Methods: The databases and records of the procedures were reviewed from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017.

Clinical Experience of Electroconvulsive Therapy with Anaesthetic and Muscle Relaxant at the Clínica Universidad de La Sabana: 2009-2017.

Introduction: Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective and safe procedure, which is indicated mainly in patients with both unipolar and bipolar depressive episodes, mania and schizophrenia, when they do not respond to other treatments.

Objective: To describe the demographic, social and clinical properties of a group of patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with anaesthetic and muscular relaxant at the Universidad de La Sabana Clinic for a period of 8 years.

Methods: The databases and records of the procedures were reviewed from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017.