Emergency management of paediatric status epilepticus in Australia and New Zealand: Practice patterns in the context of clinical practice guidelines

FE Babl; N Sheriff; M Borland; J Acworth; J Neutze; D Krieser; P Ngo; J Schutz; F Thomson; E Cotterell; S Jamison; P Francis

Journal article

Emergency management of paediatric status epilepticus in Australia and New Zealand: Practice patterns in the context of clinical practice guidelines

FE Babl, N Sheriff, M Borland, J Acworth, J Neutze, D Krieser, P Ngo, J Schutz, F Thomson, E Cotterell, S Jamison, P Francis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC | Published : 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01536.x

Abstract

Aims: To establish current acute seizure management through a review of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and reported physician management in the 11 largest paediatric emergency departments in Australia (n = 9) and New Zealand (n = 2) within the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) network, and to compare this with Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) guidelines and existing evidence. Methods: (i) Review of CPGs for acute seizure management at PREDICT sites. (ii) A standardised anonymous survey of senior emergency doctors at PREDICT sites investigating management of status epilepticus (SE). Results: Ten sites used seven different seizure CP..

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