PMID- 11940823
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20191120
IS  - 0749-8055 (Print)
IS  - 0749-8055 (Linking)
VI  - 1
IP  - 3
DP  - 1985
TI  - Can Patients Safely Undergo Electroconvulsive Therapy While Receiving Monoamine 
      Oxidase Inhibitors?
PG  - 190-194
AB  - A review of the experience of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) and anesthesia 
      finds few well-documented complications, although theoretic risks of 
      cardiovascular reactions are discussed. Laboratory studies and actual case 
      experiences of patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and MAOI 
      suggest that the risks have been exaggerated. It is recommended that the 
      anesthesia usually used for ECT-methohexital, succinylcholine, and optionally 
      atropine or glycopyrrolate-may be safely given with careful blood pressure 
      monitoring. If cardiovascular support is required, a direct-acting 
      sympathomimetic should be administered.
FAU - Freese, Kenneth J
AU  - Freese KJ
AD  - Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, State University of New York at 
      Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, and Department of Anesthesiology, Nassau 
      County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Convuls Ther
JT  - Convulsive therapy
JID - 8506311
EDAT- 1985/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2002/04/10 10:00
CRDT- 1985/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1985/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/04/10 10:00 [medline]
PHST- 1985/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Convuls Ther. 1985;1(3):190-194.