Management of status epilepticus in infants and children prior to pediatric ICU admission: Deviations from the current guidelines

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-272

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a   Berkenbosch, John W ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Convulsion; Seizure; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPIN 2 ONE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 41849123058     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318164e3f0     Document Type: Article

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