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Initial ECT Quarterly Summary For Treatments Given
9/1/93 to 8/31/94

Number of patients, reported quarterly, to have received ECT (both treatment series and maintenance):    1652* *Disrepancies in number of reports reflected indicate information was unable to be determined by the facility.

Race   Anglo 1454 Latin/Hispanic 126 Asian/Oriental 10 Black/African American   56 Other 4 reports reflected 1650

Sex   Male 488 Female 1163 reports reflected   1651

Hospital Admission Status   voluntary patient consenting 1612 involuntary patient consenting 16 guardian consenting for patient   20 reports reflected 1648

Age   16 0   37 24   58 16   79 24 17 3   38 21   59 19   80 22 18 2   39 20   60 12   81 29 19 4   40 25   61 21   82 17 20 4   41 20   62 20   83 9 21 4   42 19   63 25   84 8 22 7   43 22   64 22   85 20 23 5   44 27   65 103   86 20 24 12   45 57   66 33   87 5 25 64   46 21   67 34   88 13 26 3   47 16   68 38   89 6 27 4   48 18   69 23   90 6 28 4   49 15   70 40   91 0 29 9   50 18   71 52   92 0 30 15   51 13   72 58   93 2 31 11   52 18   73 38   94 0 32 7   53 21   74 44   95 0 33 14   54 13   75 41   96 0 34 31   55 17   76 48   35 21   56 15   77 44   36 36   57 12   78 43   1647 reports reflected

Primary source of payment   private 3rd party (insurer, HMO, etc.) 619 public 3rd party (county, state, Medicaid, etc.)    961 own/family funds 56 Other 7 reports reflected 1643 Multiple monitoring used   yes 92 no 1559 reports reflected   1651 Regressive ECT used   yes 0 no 1649 reports reflected   1649

Level of memory impairment present before beginning treatment series or maintenance ECT:   none 561 mild 572 moderate 330 severe 146 extreme 26 reports reflected 1635

Level of memory impairment present 2-4 weeks after the last treatment:   none 437 mild 795 moderate 292 severe 45 extreme 11 reports reflected 1580

Level of symptom severity present before beginning treatment series or maintenance ECT:   none 7 mild 80 moderate 314 severe 921 extreme 315 reports reflected 1637

Level of symptom severity present 2-4 weeks after the last treatment:   none 303 mild 918 moderate 311 severe 44 extreme 5 reports reflected 1581

Any of the following that occurred during any treatment procedure:   fracture 0 unexpected apnea 2 cardiac arrest 0 death 0

Any of the following that occurred within 14 days of any treatment:   fracture 0 unexpected apnea 1 cardiac arrest 0 death 7

Electrode placement   unilateral 301 bilateral 1182 mixed 142 reports reflected 1625

# Maintenance treatments given:   average per month 0.45 average 1.34 total 2212

# Completed series treatments given   average 6.80 total 7242

Series completion:     completed 1065 stopped 133

# Treatments given during the past 3 months   average 5.93 total 9793 reports reflected 1524

# Treatments given during the past 12 months   average 10.5 total 17275 reports reflected 1634