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The use of propofol for anaesthesia during ECT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

K. H. Simpson
Affiliation:
St James University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF
R. P. Snaith
Affiliation:
St James University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

References

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Simpson, K. H., Halsall, P. J., Carr, C. M. E., et al (1988) Propofol reduces seizure duration in patients having anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 61, 343344.Google Scholar
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