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Initial ECT Quarterly Summary For Treatments Given
9/1/95 to 8/31/96

Number of patients, reported quarterly, to have received ECT (both treatment series and maintenance):    1912* *Disrepancies in number of reports reflected indicate information was unable to be determined by the facility.

Race   Anglo 1662 Latin/Hispanic 175 Asian/Oriental 13 Black/African American   53 Other 9 reports reflected 1912

Sex   Male 614 Female 1298 reports reflected   1912

Hospital Admission Status   voluntary patient consenting 1838 involuntary patient consenting 15 guardian consenting for patient   59 reports reflected 1912

Age

Primary source of payment   private 3rd party (insurer, HMO, etc.) 639 public 3rd party (county, state, Medicaid, etc.)    1229 own/family funds 43 Other 1 reports reflected 1912 Multiple monitoring used   yes 68 no 1844 reports reflected   1912 Regressive ECT used   yes 0 no 1912 reports reflected   1912

Level of memory impairment present before beginning treatment series or maintenance ECT:   none 665 mild 629 moderate 432 severe 167 extreme 19 reports reflected 1912

Level of memory impairment present 2-4 weeks after the last treatment:   none 624 mild 974 moderate 273 severe 33 extreme 1 reports reflected 1905

Level of symptom severity present before beginning treatment series or maintenance ECT:   none 23 mild 68 moderate 432 severe 1047 extreme 342 reports reflected 1912

Level of symptom severity present 2-4 weeks after the last treatment:   none 268 mild 1196 moderate 395 severe 40 extreme 4 reports reflected 1903

Any of the following that occurred during any treatment procedure:   fracture 0 unexpected apnea 1 cardiac arrest 0 death 0

Any of the following that occurred within 14 days of any treatment:   fracture 0 unexpected apnea 0 cardiac arrest 0 death 9

Electrode placement   unilateral 298 bilateral 1466 mixed 148 reports reflected 1912

# Maintenance treatments given:   average per month 0.49 average 1.46 total 2798

# Completed series treatments given   average 6.79 total 7662

Series completion:     completed 1128 stopped 170

# Treatments given during the past 3 months   average 5.96 total 11402 reports reflected 1912

# Treatments given during the past 12 months   average 11.0 total 21055 reports reflected 1912