Postictal Agitation and the PACU: New Operational Analysis in JECT
Out onPubMed, from authors in Washington State and Utah, in JECT, is this paper: Postanesthesia Recovery Unit Optimization for Patients With Postictal Agitation Secondary to Electroconvulsive Therapy. Arora V, Tuttle K, Borisovskaya A. J ECT. 2022 Oct 1. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000891. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36215424 The abstract is copied below: Objectives: The occurrence of postictal agitation (PIA) can rapidly alter and intensify the level of care that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients require during their recovery in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). This operational analysis was undertaken to determine the impact PIA has on phase 1 PACU resources. Methods: This operational analysis was undertaken at the Seattle Division of the US Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System. From August 2019 to April 2020, we prospectively collected data on the recovery from ECT of 61 unique patients who underwent a total of 334 ECT sessions. Utilization of PAC