Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
West Afr J Med, 1996 Oct-Dec;15(4):186-9.
PMID: 9020593

Abstract

30 patients who received electroconvulsive therapy were anaesthetized with either Propofol or Methohexitone in a randomized cross-over study. Recovery times were shorter in those who received Propofol. The decrease in diastolic pressure after induction was greater with Propofol than with Methohexitone. There was a greater increase in the blood pressure after the electroconvulsive therapy in those who received Methohexitone. The duration of convulsion was similar for both agents.

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