Audit of the management of convulsive status epilepticus in children: The need for a uniform treatment strategy

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 246-248

  Najam, Y ^a,b   McDonald, D G ^a,b   Keegan, M ^a,b   Webb, D W ^a,b   McMenamin, Joe B ^a,b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PARALDEHYDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG PREFERENCE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FATALITY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; CHILD; MORTALITY; TIME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16544370294     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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