A common reference-based indirect comparison meta-analysis of intravenous valproate versus intravenous phenobarbitone for convulsive status epilepticus

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-323

  Brigo, Francesco ^a,b   Igwe, Stanley C ^c   Nardone, Raffaele ^b,d   Tezzon, Frediano ^b   Bongiovanni, Luigi Giuseppe ^a   Trinka, Eugen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b FRANZ TAPPEINER HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Metaanalysis; Phenobarbitone; Randomized controlled; Status epilepticus; Systematic review; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOBARBITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84884692006     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: 19506945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2013.0601     Document Type: Article

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