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Not for duplication or dissemination Status Epilepticus Treatment with AED
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Supporting Guideline & Other References Following evidence statements are quoted verbatim from the referenced clinical guidelines: “The treatment of convulsive SE should occur rapidly and continue sequentially until clinical seizures are halted (strong recommendation, high quality)” (1) “Critical care treatment and monitoring should be started simultaneously with emergent initial therapy and continued until further therapy is consider successful or futile (strong recommendation, moderate quality)” (1) “Urgent control [Anti-epileptic drug] AED therapy recommendations include use of IV fosphenytoin/phenytoin, valproate sodium, or levetiracetam (strong recommendation, moderate quality)” (1) “Urgent SE control therapy with an AED immediately after benzodiazepine administration (within 5-10 minutes post seizure onset) is recommended.” (1) “Patients who received adequate first-line treatment were 6.8 times more likely to have seizure termination.”(2) “Inadequate initial management was 4.7 times more likely to need several benzodiazepine doses and 9.1 times more likely to require a long-acting AED as next treatment.” (2) “Definitive control of SE should be established within 60 min of onset” (1) |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://tools.aan.com/practice/measures/measures/Inpatient-9.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
