Retrospective review of the management of simple febrile convulsions at a tertiary paediatric institution

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 647-651

  Dunlop, S ^a   Taitz, J ^b,c  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c RNSH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Febrile convulsions; Management; Tertiary hospital

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; INFECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; STATISTICS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 33644872212     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00752.x     Document Type: Review

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