Book contents
- The ECT Handbook
- The ECT Handbook
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The Place of ECT and Related Treatments in Contemporary UK Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Mechanism of Action of ECT
- Chapter 3 ECT in the Treatment of Depression
- Chapter 4 ECT in Mania (and Mixed States)
- Chapter 5 Electroconvulsive Therapy in Bipolar Disorder Depression
- Chapter 6 ECT in Older Adults
- Chapter 7 ECT in People with an Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 8 ECT in Pregnancy and Postnatally
- Chapter 9 Electroconvulsive Therapy in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 10 The Use of ECT in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
- Chapter 11 The Use of ECT in the Treatment of Catatonia
- Chapter 12 ECT in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Chapter 13 Cognitive Side-Effects of ECT
- Chapter 14 Non-cognitive Adverse Effects of ECT
- Chapter 15 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Chapter 16 Neurosurgery for Mental Disorder
- Chapter 17 Ketamine for Psychiatric Disorders
- Chapter 18 The ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS)
- Chapter 19 The Scottish ECT Accreditation Network (SEAN)
- Chapter 20 Medical Training for Psychiatrists in ECT
- Chapter 21 Nursing Care of the Patient Receiving ECT and the Roles of the ECT Nurse
- Chapter 22 Practical Aspects of ECT
- Chapter 23 Anaesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Chapter 24 Dental Issues Related to ECT
- Chapter 25 Interactions between ECT and Prescribed Medication
- Chapter 26 Seizure Monitoring in ECT
- Chapter 27 Safe ECT Practice in People with a Physical Illness
- Chapter 28 Capacity, Consent and the Law
- Chapter 29 Patients’, Carers’ and the Public’s Perspectives on ECT and Related Treatments
- Index
- References
Chapter 23 - Anaesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2019
- The ECT Handbook
- The ECT Handbook
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The Place of ECT and Related Treatments in Contemporary UK Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Mechanism of Action of ECT
- Chapter 3 ECT in the Treatment of Depression
- Chapter 4 ECT in Mania (and Mixed States)
- Chapter 5 Electroconvulsive Therapy in Bipolar Disorder Depression
- Chapter 6 ECT in Older Adults
- Chapter 7 ECT in People with an Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 8 ECT in Pregnancy and Postnatally
- Chapter 9 Electroconvulsive Therapy in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 10 The Use of ECT in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
- Chapter 11 The Use of ECT in the Treatment of Catatonia
- Chapter 12 ECT in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Chapter 13 Cognitive Side-Effects of ECT
- Chapter 14 Non-cognitive Adverse Effects of ECT
- Chapter 15 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Chapter 16 Neurosurgery for Mental Disorder
- Chapter 17 Ketamine for Psychiatric Disorders
- Chapter 18 The ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS)
- Chapter 19 The Scottish ECT Accreditation Network (SEAN)
- Chapter 20 Medical Training for Psychiatrists in ECT
- Chapter 21 Nursing Care of the Patient Receiving ECT and the Roles of the ECT Nurse
- Chapter 22 Practical Aspects of ECT
- Chapter 23 Anaesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Chapter 24 Dental Issues Related to ECT
- Chapter 25 Interactions between ECT and Prescribed Medication
- Chapter 26 Seizure Monitoring in ECT
- Chapter 27 Safe ECT Practice in People with a Physical Illness
- Chapter 28 Capacity, Consent and the Law
- Chapter 29 Patients’, Carers’ and the Public’s Perspectives on ECT and Related Treatments
- Index
- References
Summary
Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be challenging for the anaesthetist with no prior experience. Most ECT facilities are located in remote, unfamiliar environments (Royal College of Anaesthetists, 2016). In the UK, the ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS) has driven improvement in standards, addressing areas of criticism and bringing some level of uniformity (ECTAS, 2016; Bwalya et al., 2011; Simpson and Lynch, 1998). In this chapter, a brief examination of the issues relating to anaesthetic practice is made.
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- The ECT Handbook , pp. 202 - 210Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019