Anaes Vivas · Head & neck / ECT
Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) — viva
Structured oral examination station for ect-anaesthesia.
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Prompt
Clinical stem centred on ect anaesthesia. Crisis focus: Asystole after stimulus or severe hypertensive crisis during ECT.
Opening
State the one-line plan: ECT anaesthesia is a short general anaesthetic — preoxygenate, induce with a short-acting agent (methohexital classically; propofol commonly with attention to seizure duration), give suxamethonium for the modified technique with a bite block, and control the parasympathetic-then-sympathetic surge (taught ECT conduct).[1][2]
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- [1]Ding Z, White PF Anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy. Anesth Analg, 2002.PMID 11973219
- [2]Bryson EO, Aloysi AS, Farber KG, Kellner CH Individualized Anesthetic Management for Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Review of Current Practice. Anesth Analg, 2017.PMID 28277323