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.

Asian Journal of Psychiatry
|February 19, 2022
PubMed

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.