Lessons from the RAMPART study-and which is the best route of administration of benzodiazepines in status epilepticus

Epilepsia

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2013, Pages 74-77

  Silbergleit, Robert ^a   Lowenstein, Daniel ^b   Durkalski, Valerie ^c   Conwit, Robin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative efficacy; Emergency medical services; Intramuscular; Lorazepam; Midazolam

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ADULT; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; COMPARATIVE EFFICACY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; SEIZURE;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; SEIZURES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPARATIVE EFFICACY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; INTRAMUSCULAR; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

EID: 84891553211     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12284     Document Type: Article

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