FATAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN A PATIENT TREATED WITH CLOZAPINE AND ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY

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Categoría Estudio primario
RevistaInternational Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Año 2013
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Combination of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and clozapine is used in resistant schizophrenia. Fatal pulmonary embolism is a rare complication of clozapine and ECT each, when combined it almost doubles the risk of mortality. The ECT and clozapine combination should be used judiciously in patients of schizophrenia. During the coure of treatment one should always suspect pulmonary embolism if there is any complains of breathlessness.
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