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Trans-nasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) ventilation during electroconvulsive therapy
Balaji Vaithialingam1, Sonia Bansal1, V J Ramesh1
1Department of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India.
Maintaining oxygenation and ventilation is imperative in a pregnant patient undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Here, we present the successful utilization of Trans-nasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) in a six-month pregnant patient who received ECT under general anesthesia.
Maintaining oxygenation and ventilation is imperative in a pregnant patient undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Here, we present the successful utilization of Trans-nasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) in a six-month pregnant patient who received ECT under general anesthesia.
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