| Literature DB >> 29632628 |
Anwar Mechri1, Hana Zaafrane2, Monia Hadj Khalifa1, Samir Toumi2, Férid Zaafrane1, Lotfi Gaha1.
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the practice of electroconvulsivotherapy (ECT) at the University Hospital of Monastir (Tunisia). We conducted a retrospective study of all patients treated by ECT at the University Hospital of Monastir between 2002 and 2013. 80 patients were enrolled in the study (60 men and 20 women, with an average age of 42.1±15.7 years), accounting for 1.4% of all patients hospitalized in Psychiatry Department during the study period. The total number of ECT sessions was 784. In 50% of patients, the primary diagnosis was a major isolated or recurring depressive disorder. The majority of patients (78.8%) had undergone only one ECT session, with an average number of sessions of 8.1 ± 4.9. The most used anesthetic product was the propofol (97.4%). In 71% of cases the energy delivered was between 40 and 80 joules and it was positively correlated with patients' age. The average duration of the motor seizure was 22.3 ± 7.2 seconds and it was negatively correlated with patients' age. The highest response rate was found in depression scores (64.3%). Immediate adverse effects occurred in 51.2% of patients. Finally, 20% of patients continued to undergo maintenance ECT sessions on a weekly or a biweekly basis. The practice of ECT at the University Hospital of Monastir has been little developed in terms of number of patients and ECT sessions. Efforts should be made to promote the use of this method.Entities:
Keywords: Electroconvulsivotherapy; Tunisia; anesthesia; indications
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29632628 PMCID: PMC5889509 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.6.11887
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Âge à la première cure d’électroconvulsivothérapie
Répartition selon le diagnostic psychiatrique
| Diagnostic psychiatrique | Effectif | % |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 50 | |
| Episode isolé | 22 | 27,5 |
| Récurrent | 18 | 22,5 |
| sévère | 40 | 50 |
| avec caractéristiques psychotiques | 20 | 25 |
| avec caractéristiques mélancoliques | 14 | 17,5 |
| avec caractéristiques catatoniques | 1 | 1,2 |
| 16 | 20 | |
| maniaque | 8 | 10 |
| dépressif | 4 | 5 |
| mixte | 4 | 5 |
| sévère | 16 | 20 |
| avec caractéristiques psychotiques | 7 | 8,7 |
| avec caractéristiques mélancoliques | 2 | 2,5 |
| 24 | 30 | |
| Schizophrénie | 12 | 15 |
| sous-type indifférenciée | 6 | 7,5 |
| sous-type catatonique | 3 | 3,7 |
| sous-type paranoïde | 2 | 2,5 |
| sous-type désorganisée | 1 | 1,2 |
| Trouble schizoaffectif | 10 | 12,5 |
| type bipolaire | 6 | 7,5 |
| type dépressif | 4 | 5 |
| Trouble schizophréniforme | 2 | 2,5 |
Scores symptomatiques avant et après la cure d’électroconvulsivothérapie
| Scores aux échelles | Moyenne | Ecart type | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPRS avant | 43,4 | 15,6 | |
| BPRS après | 24,2 | 9,4 | |
| SAPS avant | 27,6 | 18,3 | |
| SAPS après | 8,8 | 7,4 | |
| SANS avant | 45,1 | 25,5 | |
| SANS après | 19,5 | 18,6 | |
| HDRS avant | 27,2 | 11,2 | |
| HDRS après | 8,2 | 5,1 | |
| MAS avant | 22,1 | 10,5 | 0,06 |
| MAS après | 12,0 | 8,9 |
BPRS: l’échelle abrégée d’appréciation psychiatrique; HDRS: l’échelle de dépression de Hamilton; MAS: l’échelle d’évaluation de la manie, SAPS: l’échelle d’appréciation des symptômes positifs; SANS: l’échelle d’évaluation des symptômes négatifs