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2019 Month : February Volume : 8 Issue : 7 Page : 421-424A COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR MODIFIED ELECTRO CONVULSIVE THERAPY UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA USING THIOPENTONE, OR ETOMIDATE AS INDUCTION AGENTS ALONG WITH LOW DOSE OF SUCCINYLCHOLINE.
Rakesh Chintala Pudi1, V. V. Lokeswari2, Sai Kishore M3, Vijay Kumar Dokala4, Prathima Arasada5, Kota Mythili6
1Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3Junior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4Junior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
5Junior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
6Junior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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