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Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Anand A, Mathew S, Sanacora G, Murrough J, Goes F, Altinay M, Aloysi A, Asghar-Ali A, Barnett B, Chang L, Collins K, Costi S, Iqbal S, Jha M, Krishnan K, Malone D, Nikayin S, Nissen S, Ostroff R, Reti I, Wilkinson S, Wolski K, Hu B. Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 388: 2315-2325. PMID: 37224232, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2302399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant major depressionPatient-reported qualityElectroconvulsive therapyMajor depressionECT groupKetamine groupTreatment phaseMusculoskeletal adverse effectsSubanesthetic intravenous ketamineWeeks of treatmentInitial treatment phaseIntravenous ketamineSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeNoninferiority marginTrial groupECT clinicsNoninferiority trialPatientsComparative effectivenessKetamineClinical sitesAdverse effectsDepressionThree timesEvaluation of the Trajectory of Depression Severity With Ketamine and Esketamine Treatment in a Clinical Setting
Nikayin S, Rhee TG, Cunningham ME, de Fontnouvelle CA, Ostroff RB, Sanacora G, Wilkinson ST. Evaluation of the Trajectory of Depression Severity With Ketamine and Esketamine Treatment in a Clinical Setting. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 736-738. PMID: 35544190, PMCID: PMC9096687, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.1074.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Blood pressure changes during ketamine infusion for the treatment of depression
Ansari M, Pittman B, Tylee D, Ostroff R, Wilkinson S, Nikayin S. Blood pressure changes during ketamine infusion for the treatment of depression. General Hospital Psychiatry 2024, 90: 62-67. PMID: 38991311, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKetamine infusionBlood pressure changesBlood pressureRetrospective chart review of patientsChart review of patientsMedical history of hypertensionRetrospective chart reviewHistory of hypertensionSignificant blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureTreatment of depressionSevere hypertensionPatient demographicsHypertensive patientsInfusion sessionsMedical historyHypertensive eventsInfusionPatientsKetamineBP surgeCardiovascular monitoringBloodHypertensionPressure changes