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Effectiveness of dexmedetomidine as premedication prior to electroconvulsive therapy, a Randomized controlled cross over study.
Indian J Psychiatry
January 2017
Department of Anaesthesiology, Lokamanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokamanya Tilak Municipal Government Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Background: This study evaluated the effect of dexmedetomidine on the acute hyperdynamic response, duration of seizure activity, and recovery profile in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Aims: To study the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg intravenous in ECT in terms of attenuation of the hyperdynamic response, seizures duration, and sedation.
Design: This was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, crossover study.