Anesthetic care for electroconvulsive therapy during pregnancy -A case report
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Hong-Seuk Yang; Hye-Jeong Seo; Yoon Kyung Lee
- Source
- Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 217-220 (2011)
- Subject
- anesthetic care
electroconvulsive therapy
pregnancy
Anesthesiology
RD78.3-87.3
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2005-6419
2005-7563
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is recommended for patients with psychotic disorders that do not respond to medication. Usually, many psychotropic medications have teratogenic effects on the fetus. ECT seems to be a relatively safe and effective treatment during pregnancy. We report here on a 33-year-old primigravida patient in her third trimester receiving ECT.