Initial Impression of Two New Brief‐Pulse Electroconvulsive Therapy Machines
作者:
Stephani,
Nilsen Kenneth,
Willis Helen,
期刊:
Convulsive Therapy
(OVID Available online 1986)
卷期:
Volume 2,
issue 1
页码: 43-54
ISSN:0749-8055
年代: 1986
出版商: OVID
关键词: Electroconvulsive therapy;Brief-pulse currents;Sine wave currents;Equipment design;Equipment safety;MECTA;Thy matron
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Until last year only two U.S. manufacturers were producing ECT machines for purchase. These machines differed in waveforms: a sine-wave device (Medcraft Corp.) and a brief-pulse bidirectional square-wave machine (MECTA Corp.). Early in 1985 a new brief-pulse bidirectional square-wave machine called the Thymatron was marketed (Somatics Inc.). For the first time this created a choice in brief-pulse equipment available in the U.S. This paper summarizes our initial impressions to this new brief-pulse device and one of MECTA's most recent brief-pulse models (SR-1) in terms of features, safety, practicality, and cost.
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