RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 BET 1: Intranasal lorazepam is an acceptable alternative to intravenous lorazepam in the control of acute seizures in children
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 768
OP 769
DO 10.1136/emermed-2013-202981.1
VO 30
IS 9
YR 2013
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/30/9/768.2.abstract
AB A short-cut review was carried out to determine whether intranasal lorazepam was as effective as intravenous lorazepam in the control of seizures in children. Eighteen papers were found using the reported search, of which one was directly relevant and another compared intranasal lorazepam with intramuscular paraldehyde. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses are shown in table 1. It is concluded that intranasal lorazepam appears to be a safe and effective treatment for this condition.