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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Epilepsy

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 6 · 85.7%High 0 · 0%

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg)

Proportion of children who successfully completed neurodiagnostic procedure without interruption by the child awakening · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) showed no clear difference in proportion of children who successfully completed neurodiagnostic… compared with sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg)

Proportion of children who had sedation failure or inadequate level of sedation · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) showed no clear difference in proportion of children who had sedation failure or inadequate level… compared with sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg)

Number of children with clinical adverse event: oxygen desaturation · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) showed no clear difference in number of children with clinical adverse event: desaturation compared with sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg)

Number of children with clinical adverse event: diarrhoea · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) probably leads to lower number of children with clinical adverse event: diarrhoea compared with sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review