Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

EFFECTS OF INTRAVENOUS CLONIDINE ON HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE TO ELECTRO CONVULSIVE THERAPY

K Chandran, G Sivakumar

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 Background and Aims:  ECT stimulates sympathetic nervous system thereby causing tachycardia and hypertension. In our study, we evaluated the effects of IV clonidine on hemodynamic response to ECT. Materials and methods: This study was a randomized prospective double blinded cross over study. Thirty patients received 100ml of plain NS intravenously (Group S) and same patients received clonidine 1 μg/kg in 100ml NS (Group C). Hemodynamic parameters were recorded before and after the ECT. Results: In our study, there was statistically significant attenuation of raise of mean arterial pressure in clonidine group compared to NS group at different time intervals (P < 0.05). There was statistically significant fall in heart rate in clonidine group compared to NS group (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: clonidine at a dose of 1µg/kg attenuates the hemodynamic response of modified ECT.

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K Chandran, G Sivakumar, EFFECTS OF INTRAVENOUS CLONIDINE ON HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE TO ELECTRO CONVULSIVE THERAPY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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