Analysis of factors influencing admission to intensive care following convulsive status epilepticus in children

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 630-633

  Tirupathi, Sandya ^a,b   McMenamin, Joseph B ^a,b   Webb, David W ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Febrile seizures; Guidelines; Pre hospital treatment; Protocol; Respiratory insufficiency

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PARALDEHYDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PYRIDOXINE; THIOPENTAL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; DOSE RESPONSE; STANDARD;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 73349104991     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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