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Sheehan T, Amengual-Gual M, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Huh L, Jackson M, Kapur K, Kahoud R, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Shellhaas R, Smith G, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T. Benzodiazepine administration patterns before escalation to second-line medications in pediatric refractory convulsive status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2021; 62:2766-2777. [PMID: 34418087 PMCID: PMC9292193 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate benzodiazepine (BZD) administration patterns before transitioning to non‐BZD antiseizure medication (ASM) in pediatric patients with refractory convulsive status epilepticus (rSE). Methods This retrospective multicenter study in the United States and Canada used prospectively collected observational data from children admitted with rSE between 2011 and 2020. Outcome variables were the number of BZDs given before the first non‐BZD ASM, and the number of BZDs administered after 30 and 45 min from seizure onset and before escalating to non‐BZD ASM. Results We included 293 patients with a median (interquartile range) age of 3.8 (1.3–9.3) years. Thirty‐six percent received more than two BZDs before escalating, and the later the treatment initiation was after seizure onset, the less likely patients were to receive multiple BZD doses before transitioning (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = .998, 95% confidence interval [CI] = .997–.999 per minute, p = .01). Patients received BZDs beyond 30 and 45 min in 57.3% and 44.0% of cases, respectively. Patients with out‐of‐hospital seizure onset were more likely to receive more doses of BZDs beyond 30 min (IRR = 2.43, 95% CI = 1.73–3.46, p < .0001) and beyond 45 min (IRR = 3.75, 95% CI = 2.40–6.03, p < .0001) compared to patients with in‐hospital seizure onset. Intermittent SE was a risk factor for more BZDs administered beyond 45 min compared to continuous SE (IRR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.01–2.06, p = .04). Forty‐seven percent of patients (n = 94) with out‐of‐hospital onset did not receive treatment before hospital arrival. Among patients with out‐of‐hospital onset who received at least two BZDs before hospital arrival (n = 54), 48.1% received additional BZDs at hospital arrival. Significance Failure to escalate from BZDs to non‐BZD ASMs occurs mainly in out‐of‐hospital rSE onset. Delays in the implementation of medical guidelines may be reduced by initiating treatment before hospital arrival and facilitating a transition to non‐BZD ASMs after two BZD doses during handoffs between prehospital and in‐hospital settings.
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- Theodore Sheehan
- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Son Espases University Hospital, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Section of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Child Neurology, La Paz University Hospital, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Faculty of Medicine, Austral University of Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Ruth D. & Ken M. Davee Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology, Departments of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Critical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Section of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Critical Care, Departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology, and Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Montana Children's Hospital, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Kalispell, Montana, USA
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- Critical Care and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Raspall-Chaure M, Chin RFM, Neville BG, Bedford H, Scott RC. The epidemiology of convulsive status epilepticus in children: a critical review. Epilepsia 2007; 48:1652-1663. [PMID: 17634062 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01175.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
There is ongoing debate regarding the most appropriate definition of status epilepticus. This depends upon the research question being asked. Based on the most widely used "30 min definition," the incidence of childhood convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) in developed countries is approximately 20/100,000/year, but will vary depending, among others, on socioeconomic and ethnic characteristics of the population. Age is a main determinant of the epidemiology of CSE and, even within the pediatric population there are substantial differences between older and younger children in terms of incidence, etiology, and frequency of prior neurological abnormalities or prior seizures. Overall, incidence is highest during the first year of life, febrile CSE is the single most common cause, around 40% of children will have previous neurological abnormalities and less than 15% will have a prior history of epilepsy. Outcome is mainly a function of etiology. However, the causative role of CSE itself on mesial temporal sclerosis and subsequent epilepsy or the influence of age, duration, or treatment on outcome of CSE remains largely unknown. Future studies should aim at clarifying these issues and identifying specific ethnic, genetic, or socioeconomic factors associated with CSE to pinpoint potential targets for its primary and secondary prevention.
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- Miquel Raspall-Chaure
- Neurosciences Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonEpilepsy Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, LondonThe National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, LingfieldCentre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonRadiology and Physics Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Neurosciences Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonEpilepsy Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, LondonThe National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, LingfieldCentre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonRadiology and Physics Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Neurosciences Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonEpilepsy Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, LondonThe National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, LingfieldCentre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonRadiology and Physics Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Neurosciences Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonEpilepsy Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, LondonThe National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, LingfieldCentre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonRadiology and Physics Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Neurosciences Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonEpilepsy Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, LondonThe National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, LingfieldCentre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL - Institute of Child Health, LondonRadiology and Physics Unit, UCL - Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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