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. 2021 Nov 23;12:767915. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.767915

TABLE 2.

Mild adverse events, characteristics of patients, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) parameters.

Participants
Significance
N % c2 p
Gender
Male 8 4.7 0.762 0.383
Female 31 6.6
Diagnosis
F06 0 0.0 2.706 0.745
F20 2 2.8
F25 3 4.8
F31 7 8.1
F32 1 3.7
F33 26 6.7
Type of ECT treatment
Maintenance course (1 session) 10 2.5 26.654 <0.0001
Series of ECT sessions 29 12.4

Mean Std T p

Age
Total 1.669 0.096
No adverse events (n = 599) 56.47 15.03
Mild adverse events (n = 39) 60.62 15.19
Anesthesia (mg propofol)
Total 124.70 29.65 1.149 0.251
No adverse events (n = 599) 125.03 29.73
Mild adverse events (n = 39) 119.39 28.74
Muscle relaxant (mg succinylcholine)
Total 44.06 10.69 0.071 0.943
No adverse events (n = 599) 44.05 10.65
Mild adverse events (n = 39) 43.93 11.70
Stimulus dose (mA)
Total 0.53 0.13 2.011 0.045
No adverse events (n = 599) 0.52 0.13
Mild adverse events (n = 39) 0.57 0.12
Sessions per stay
Total 4.87 6.63 2.683 0.007
No adverse events (n = 599) 4.71 6.58
Mild adverse events (n = 39) 7.64 7.05