Effectiveness of Ketamine As a Rescue Drug for Patients Experiencing Benzodiazepine-Resistant Status Epilepticus in the Prehospital Setting
Ketamine appeared to be consistently effective in treating adults with ongoing out-of-hospital seizures that were resistant to sufficient dosings of midazolam. Similar results were observed in children/adolescents.
Authors
- C. Coyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-1760)
- Paul E. Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7765-6567)
- Kenneth Scheppke
- Remle P. Crowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-9294)
- Peter Antevy
- Sebastian Garay
- Michael C. Perlmutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9710-1523)
- Eric K. Scheppke
Institutions
- Florida Department of Health (US)
- Hennepin County Medical Center (US)
- School District of Palm Beach County (US)
- Z Urology (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Explorations
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000001186
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54