TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Participants |
Cases (hospital stays) |
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| N | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 57 | 36.3 | 170 | 26.5 |
| Female | 100 | 63.7 | 471 | 73.5 |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| F06 unspecified mental disorder | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| F20 schizophrenia | 15 | 9.6 | 71 | 11.1 |
| F25 schizoaffective disorder | 17 | 10.8 | 64 | 10.0 |
| F31 bipolar disorder | 19 | 12.1 | 86 | 13.4 |
| F32 major depressive disorder | 11 | 7.0 | 27 | 4.2 |
| F33 recurrent major depressive disorder | 94 | 59.9 | 392 | 61.2 |
| Adverse events | ||||
| None | 124 | 79.0 | 599 | 93.4 |
| Mild | 30 | 19.1 | 39 | 6.1 |
| Serious | 3 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Type of adverse event | ||||
| None | 599 | 93.4 | ||
| Cognitive | 11 | 1.7 | ||
| Cardiovascular | 6 | 0.9 | ||
| Cerebral | 11 | 1.7 | ||
| Muscular | 4 | 0.6 | ||
| Anesthesia-related | 7 | 1.1 | ||
| Serious | 3 | 0.5 | ||
| Reasons for termination of ECT | ||||
| Not terminated | 618 | 96.4 | ||
| Mild side effects | 9 | 1.4 | ||
| Lack of response | 8 | 1.2 | ||
| Patient request | 2 | 0.3 | ||
| Other (thrombophlebitis) | 1 | 0.2 | ||
| Serious adverse event | 3 | 0.5 | ||
| Type of ECT treatment | ||||
| Maintenance course (1 session) | 406 | 63.3 | ||
| Series of ECT sessions | 235 | 36.7 | ||
| Type of stimulation | ||||
| Unilateral | 619 | 96.6 | ||
| Bitemporal | 14 | 2.2 | ||
| Mixed unilateral and bitemporal | 8 | 1.2 | ||