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Improving electroconvulsive therapy practice through audit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

C. Robertson ,
T. Wheeldon ,
J. M. Eagles  and
I. C. Reid
I. C. Reid
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen AB9 2ZF
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Abstract

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Recent studies have highlighted deficiencies in ECT service delivery. This audit was set up to monitor and improve the ECT administered in a large psychiatric service. In the first phase of the audit Information was collected regarding stimulus adjustment in response to brief seizures. This highlighted inconsistencies In clinical practice and an education programme was instigated to correct these deficiencies and to bring practice into line with the Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines. A repeat audit was performed and a marked improvement in the quality of stimulus adjustment was shown.

Type
Audit
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 8 , August 1995 , pp. 480 - 481
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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