A comparison of lorazepam, diazepam, and placebo for the treatment of out-of-hospital status epilepticus

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 345, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 631-637

  Alldredge, Brian K ^a,b   Gelb, Alan M ^a   Marshal Isaacs, S ^a,b,c   Corry, Megan D ^c   Allen, Faith ^b   Ulrich, Suekay ^d   Gottwald, Mildred D ^a   O'Neil, Nelda ^a,b   Neuhaus, John M ^a   Segal, Mark R ^a   Lowenstein, Daniel H ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c San Francisco Fire Department   (United States)

^d Carondelet Health Network   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0035975408     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa002141     Document Type: Article

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