Comparison of propofol and methohexitone as an induction agent in anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy.

Author(s): Lim SK, Lim WL, Elegbe EO

Affiliation(s): Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Publication date & source: 1996-10, West Afr J Med., 15(4):186-9.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

30 patients who received electroconvulsive therapy were anaesthetized with either Propofol or Methohexitone in a randomized cross-over study. Recovery times were shorter in those who received Propofol. The decrease in diastolic pressure after induction was greater with Propofol than with Methohexitone. There was a greater increase in the blood pressure after the electroconvulsive therapy in those who received Methohexitone. The duration of convulsion was similar for both agents.