Description of the problem:
My father is more than 60 years old, some time ago, he had a lung cancer surgery, recently went to the follow-up, the doctor said that he would give him electrotherapy in the next follow-up, I would like to know, after he has done such a big surgery (has not been how to recuperate his body in a good condition), to do the electrotherapy will be on his old man's body to have a bigger damage, or is the damage can still be very restrained to his cancer cells, in short, is the benefit more than the harm or harm more than the benefit? Although there is damage can still have a lot of restraint on his cancer cells, in short, is the benefit outweighs the harm or the harm outweighs the benefit?
Ans:
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), like other treatments, has its own specific side effects and complications. Common complications of modern modified electroconvulsive therapy are mainly headache, nausea, vomiting and reversible memory loss. Memory loss occurs at a high rate, with foreign studies finding that at least 1/3 of patients report significant memory loss after receiving electroconvulsive therapy. However, it is generally recognized that the effects of electroconvulsive therapy on memory are limited and usually temporary, and clinically these symptoms generally improve on their own without treatment after treatment.
Modern electroconvulsive therapy has a number of disadvantages in addition to the side effects described above. First of all, the implementation of electroconvulsive therapy is more complex and dangerous, requiring general anesthesia and oxygen, it is difficult to carry out primary hospitals. Secondly, due to the high requirements of electroconvulsive therapy technology and equipment, the treatment cost is also higher. Furthermore, electroconvulsive therapy, like medication, cannot be used once and for all, but has to be maintained, or else the condition of many patients will recur. Therefore, it is generally recommended that medication or infrequent electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) be used as a follow-up maintenance treatment for 6 months after ECT
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