When benzodiazepines fail: How effective is second line therapy for status epilepticus in children?

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-50

  Lewena, Stuart ^a   Young, Simon ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Prehospital; Status epilepticus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANESTHETICS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEDIATRICS; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645059169     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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