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Anesthesia Management for Electroconvulsive Therapy: Practical Techniques and Physiological Background
Shigeru Saito (Ed.)
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Description for Anesthesia Management for Electroconvulsive Therapy: Practical Techniques and Physiological Background
Hardcover. Editor(s): Saito, Shigeru. Num Pages: 150 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; MMB; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
In this book, recognized anesthesiology experts present the latest findings on anesthesia for electro-convulsive therapy (ECT). With the development of modified electroconvulsive therapy (m-ECT) and devices to provide brief-pulse stimulation, ECT is currently being re-evaluated as an important procedure in psychiatric disorder therapy and is increasingly being used worldwide to treat several psychiatric conditions. This trend is due to the social phenomenon of the growing number of patients for whom ECT is applicable. Since the new approach is more safe and effective than the original method without anesthesia, m-ECT is currently applied under general anesthesia in most advanced countries. This ... Read more
In this book, recognized anesthesiology experts present the latest findings on anesthesia for electro-convulsive therapy (ECT). With the development of modified electroconvulsive therapy (m-ECT) and devices to provide brief-pulse stimulation, ECT is currently being re-evaluated as an important procedure in psychiatric disorder therapy and is increasingly being used worldwide to treat several psychiatric conditions. This trend is due to the social phenomenon of the growing number of patients for whom ECT is applicable. Since the new approach is more safe and effective than the original method without anesthesia, m-ECT is currently applied under general anesthesia in most advanced countries. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431557166
SKU
V9784431557166
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About Shigeru Saito (Ed.)
Shigeru Saito, Department of Anesthesiology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
Reviews for Anesthesia Management for Electroconvulsive Therapy: Practical Techniques and Physiological Background
“This book examines the unique pathological, pharmacological, and physiological considerations in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy for psychiatric illnesses. … The intended audience is anesthesiologists with little experience in providing care to patients receiving ECT, as well as other clinicians involved in the care of these patients (psychiatrists and others) who would benefit from a better understanding of the periprocedural risks ... Read more