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Initial ECT Quarterly Summary For Treatments Given
9/1/98 to 8/31/99

Number of patients, reported quarterly, to have received ECT (both treatment series and maintenance):    1516*
*Disrepancies in number of reports reflected indicate information was unable to be determined by the facility.
Race
 
White 1307
Latin 117
Asian 17
Black   71
Other 4
reports reflected 1516
Sex
 
Male 453
Female 1063
reports reflected   1516
Hospital Admission Status
 
voluntary patient consenting 1490
involuntary patient consenting 4
guardian consenting for patient   22
reports reflected 1516
Primary source of payment
 
private 3rd party (insurer, HMO, etc.) 697
public 3rd party (county, state, Medicaid, etc.)    759
own/family funds 30
Other 30
reports reflected 1516


Any of the following that
occurred within 14 days of ECT:
apnea 0
fracture 0
cardiac arrest 0
memory loss 6
death 4
Status of series treatments
 
ongoing 325
concluded 742
stopped 100

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

4 multiple monitoring treatments administered

26 EEG burst suppression-anesthetic treatment for refractory depression


Avg Total Treatments administered during this reporting period
1.4 2145 maintenance treatments administered
0.5 715 average maintenance treatments per month
6.2 9453 series treatments planned
4.5 6778 series treatments administered
5.6 8561 total number of ECT treatments administered


none mild moderate severe extreme ongoing
series		 reports
reflected
Level of memory impairment present
before ECT 549 597 243 96 4 n/a 1489
2-4 weeks after ECT 427 811 189 12 0 36 1475
Level of symptom severity present
before ECT 3 86 231 814 356 n/a 1490
2-4 weeks after ECT 189 852 347 46 4 38 1476

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.


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