Modified Anesthesia Protocol for Electroconvulsive Therapy Permits Reduction in Aerosol-Generating Bag-Mask Ventilation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Luccarelli J, Fernandez-Robles C, Fernandez-Robles C, Horvath RJ, Berg S, McCoy TH, Seiner SJ, Henry ME. Modified Anesthesia Protocol for Electroconvulsive Therapy Permits Reduction in Aerosol-Generating Bag-Mask Ventilation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics 2020, 89: 314-319. PMID: 32554959, PMCID: PMC7483857, DOI: 10.1159/000509113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag-mask ventilationElectroconvulsive therapyAnesthesia protocolSeizure durationAdequate seizure durationChart review studyClinical factorsPatient BMIPsychiatric complicationsApneic periodExpose patientsInfectious aerosolsPsychiatric treatmentPatientsTreatment staffCOVID-19 pandemicVentilationDurationReview studyTreatmentBMIComplicationsPreoxygenationTherapyProtocol