Charles DeBattista

Publication Details

• Fetal heart rate decelerations during ECT-induced seizures: is it important?

  DeBattista C, Cochran M, Barry JJ, Brock-Utne JG. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2003; 47 (1): 101-3

  Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes indicated during pregnancy and may offer advantages over pharmacotherapy for the patient and the fetus (1,2). However, very little data is available on the impact of epileptic or ECT-induced seizures on the fetus. We report a case of brief fetal heart rate decelerations in a fetus associated with maternal ECT-induced convulsions.

  PubMedID: 12492807