Table 3.

Comparing the rate of complication including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the rate of used energy and seizer duration after ECT between two groups

Session	Ketamine	Sodium thiopental	P
Systolic blood pressure
1	184.4±26.1	168.3±19.2	<0.001
2	189.5±26.3	171.2±19.1	<0.001
4	185.7±20.7	169.1±22.1	<0.001
6	189.1±22.1	170±20.9	<0.001
8	187.2±20	171±17.7	<0.001
Repeated measure P value	0.416	0.834
Diastolic blood pressure
1	99.5±16.4	91.1±16.2	0.001
2	99.9±13.1	91.6±14.2	<0.001
4	100.1±12.2	92±15.6	<0.001
6	100.1±13.5	90.4±14.1	<0.001
8	99.9±13.3	92.2±16	0.001
Repeated measure P value	0.846	0.790
Duration of seizure
1	37.9±10.2	35.2±12.4	0.141
2	36.2±10.8	34.9±8.8	0.393
4	35.7±8.6	31.8±7.2	0.002
6	35.4±10.3	33.6±9.6	0.262
8	34.8±7.9	29.8±7.3	0.057
Repeated measure P value	0.023	0.020
Used energy
1	43±8.8	42.2±9.4	0.591
2	44.9±8.2	45.1±8.6	0.844
4	49.7±10.1	50.6±11	0.627
6	52.2±12.4	55.5±13.8	0.113
8	53.4±11.8	56±14.6	0.219
Repeated measure P value	<0.001	<0.001

ECT: Electroconvulsive therapy