Rapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency setting

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dc.contributor.authorStockigt, Jeannie Claudetteen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-28T11:23:13Z
dc.date.available2016-07-28T11:23:13Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractProlonged seizures are a medical emergency and require immediate treatment to prevent complications. Benzodiazepines (BDZ's) are integral to acute seizure management. The most commonly used BDZs are Lorazepam, Diazepam and Midazolam. Lorazepam is often perceived as the superior choice but recent studies have challenged this but results appear inconclusive and contradictory. This study aims to consolidate the available literature and formulate recommendations for the use of BDZs in the emergency setting for children. Methods A rapid review methodology with a tiered approach was used. This approach uses high quality guidelines as the first tier, review of reviews (second tier) then systematic reviews and the fourth and final tier uses randomized control trials as primary data. The Australian National Health Medical Research Council's matrix for grading and developing guidelines was used to grade quality of recommendations.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationStockigt, J. C. (2016). <i>Rapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency setting</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20929en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationStockigt, Jeannie Claudette. <i>"Rapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency setting."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20929en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationStockigt, J. 2016. Rapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency setting. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Stockigt, Jeannie Claudette AB - Prolonged seizures are a medical emergency and require immediate treatment to prevent complications. Benzodiazepines (BDZ's) are integral to acute seizure management. The most commonly used BDZs are Lorazepam, Diazepam and Midazolam. Lorazepam is often perceived as the superior choice but recent studies have challenged this but results appear inconclusive and contradictory. This study aims to consolidate the available literature and formulate recommendations for the use of BDZs in the emergency setting for children. Methods A rapid review methodology with a tiered approach was used. This approach uses high quality guidelines as the first tier, review of reviews (second tier) then systematic reviews and the fourth and final tier uses randomized control trials as primary data. The Australian National Health Medical Research Council's matrix for grading and developing guidelines was used to grade quality of recommendations. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Rapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency setting TI - Rapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency setting UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20929 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20929
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationStockigt JC. Rapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency setting. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20929en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Emergency Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEmergency Medicineen_ZA
dc.titleRapid review of drug management for paediatric seizure termination in the emergency settingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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