Kellner Charles H, Bryson Ethan O, Aloysi Amy S, Pasculli Rosa M, Briggs Mimi C
From the Departments of *Psychiatry and †Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
J ECT. 2015 Jun;31(2):80. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000191.
We present a case in which a piece of chewing gum was discovered adhering to the oral airway when it was removed after an ECT procedure. We suggest that careful examination of the patient's mouth for foreign objects be a standard part of the pre-ECT protocol.