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Althesin in modified ECT
Dear Sir, Mahcndru et aJ. (IJP, October 1989) have reported that as recovery is significantly quicker with althesin as compared with thiopentone, althesin 'definitely has a place as an intravenous anaesthetic agent for ECT ' We object to this recommendation. Althesin has been shown to significantly attenuate seizure duration and EEG correlates of seizure activity in comparison with barbiturate ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/51.3.170