A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Underdosing of Rectal Diazepam as Home Seizure Rescue Medication After Hospitalization
An order panel that automated selection of correct dosing effectively and sustainably reduced underdosing of seizure rescue medications and is transferrable across care settings. We expect that proper dosing of seizure rescue medications should reduce the occurrence of status epilepticus and associated complications.
Authors
- Neil Patel
- Alexander K. Gonzalez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4402-398X)
- Nicholas S. Abend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6166-2663)
- Laurel Caffeé
- Margaret Means (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4171-2685)
- Jessica Zook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4404-3013)
- Stephanie Witzman
- K.G. Beam
- Ruth Huber
- Michael C. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-296X)
- Sara Molisani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7599-0668)
- Lise E. Fried (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4697-0013)
- Craig A. Press (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4435-206X)
- Mariela Ramos
- Maya R. Silver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7832-6068)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Louisville (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/cpj.0000000000200529
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00