Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
To audit the clinical practice of seizure threshold estimation and subsequent stimulus dose adjustment in the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) clinic. Case notes of patients who had ECT over a six-month period were audited. Results were discussed at an audit meeting and guidelines and training modified appropriately prior to the second cycle of the audit.
Initial dose titration was poor in the first period, but improved in the second. The majority of patients were insufficiently stimulated after missed seizures in both periods and stimulus doses were not being reduced following prolonged seizures.
The audit identified the need for continuing supervision of trainees in addition to clear training and guidelines.
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