Table 3.

Infection Control Measures Other Than PPE for ECT Patients

	August 2020 (N = 28)	August 2021 (N = 29)
PCR testing	21 (75.0%)	21 (69.0%)
Limiting the number of medical staff	8 (28.6%)	12 (41.4%)
Requirement of symptom observation period	8 (28.6%)	6 (20.7%)
Sheet for prevention of droplet infection	2 (7.1%)	4 (13.8%)
Chest computed tomography before ECT	1 (3.6%)	1 (3.4%)
Tracheal intubation	0 (0%)	1 (3.4%)

Abbreviations: PPE, personal protective equipment; ECT, electroconvulsive therapy; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.