Therapeutic coma for status epilepticus: Differing practices in a prospective multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our aim was to analyze and compare the use of therapeutic coma (TC) for refractory status epilepticus (SE) across different centers and its effect on outcome.

Methods

Clinical data for all consecutive adults (>16 years) with SE of all etiologies (except postanoxic) admitted to 4 tertiary care centers belonging to Harvard Affiliated Hospitals (HAH) and the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) were prospectively collected and analyzed for TC details, mortality, and duration of hospitalization.

Results

Two hundred thirty-six SE episodes in the CHUV and 126 in the HAH were identified. Both groups were homogeneous in demographics, comorbidities, SE characteristics, and Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS); TC was used in 25.4% of cases in HAH vs 9

SUBMITTER: Alvarez V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5085074 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature