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Initial ECT Quarterly Summary For Treatments Given
9/1/97 to 8/31/98

Number of patients, reported quarterly, to have received ECT (both treatment series and maintenance):    1507*
*Disrepancies in number of reports reflected indicate information was unable to be determined by the facility.
Race
 
White 1342
Latin 84
Asian 24
Black   54
Other 3
reports reflected 1507
Sex
 
Male 455
Female 1052
reports reflected   1507
Hospital Admission Status
 
voluntary patient consenting 1457
involuntary patient consenting 20
guardian consenting for patient   30
reports reflected 1507
Primary source of payment
 
private 3rd party (insurer, HMO, etc.) 684
public 3rd party (county, state, Medicaid, etc.)    756
own/family funds 38
Other 29
reports reflected 1507


Any of the following that
occurred within 14 days of ECT:
apnea 1
fracture 4
cardiac arrest 0
memory loss 64
death 2
Status of series treatments
 
ongoing 368
concluded 771
stopped 144

Other reportable psychiatric therapies required under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 578

81 multiple monitoring treatments administered


Avg Total Treatments administered during this reporting period
1.5 2180 maintenance treatments administered
0.5 727 average maintenance treatments per month
6.8 10248 series treatments planned
4.6 6955 series treatments administered
6.1 9222 total number of ECT treatments administered


none mild moderate severe extreme ongoing
series		 reports
reflected
Level of memory impairment present
before ECT 491 369 183 86 6 n/a 1135
2-4 weeks after ECT 373 593 128 8 1 25 1128
Level of symptom severity present
before ECT 27 33 205 671 199 n/a 1135
2-4 weeks after ECT 180 647 239 33 1 28 1128

The interim reporting form in effect 9/1/97 thru 2/10/98 did not request levels of symptom severity and memory impairment. The TXMHMR Board ruled the inclusion of this section on the reporting form effective 2/1//98.


Age