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Pre-Anaesthetic Assessment and the Prevention of Post-Ect Morbidity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. A. Abramczuk  and
N. M. Rose
J. A. Abramczuk
Affiliation:
St James' Hospital, Portsmouth; Hospital Tutor and Honorary Clinical Teacher in Psychiatry, University of Southampton
N. M. Rose
Affiliation:
St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth
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Summary

The introduction of anaesthesia and muscle relaxation has made ECT relatively safe. In a retrospective study of the case notes of 367 consecutive patients receiving ECT over a two year period, chest X-ray and full blood count added no significant information and were ineffective in predicting morbidity, in contrast to physical examination alone.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 134 , Issue 6 , June 1979 , pp. 582 - 587
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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