Here's a good bit of loosely related trivia: why does the Harriet lane handbook (bible for peds) discourage RSI for status epilepticus in children ?
If I am not mistaken, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics is the bible for peds?
Here's a good bit of loosely related trivia: why does the Harriet lane handbook (bible for peds) discourage RSI for status epilepticus in children ?
If I am not mistaken, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics is the bible for peds?
For text books maybe, but no one carries one around in their coat pocket like they do Harriet Lane.
The anti-seizure duration of activity of diazepam is short (~20 minutes) as compared to the duration of the sedation.
Hmm, I gotta dig it up. There's a comment that says " avoid paralytics". I can understand why RSI isn't definitive for status epilepticus, but I can't get a clear answer on why its frowned upon.
Hmm, I gotta dig it up. There's a comment that says " avoid paralytics". I can understand why RSI isn't definitive for status epilepticus, but I can't get a clear answer on why its frowned upon.