What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam vs intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam showed no clear difference in seizure cessation: within 10 minutes compared with intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination (moderate certainty).

• Drug management for acute tonic‐clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1 [0.98, 1.02]
  1 study · 178 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam vs intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination

• Drug management for acute tonic‐clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 178 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam vs intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam showed no clear difference in incidence of respiratory depression compared with intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination (moderate certainty).

• Drug management for acute tonic‐clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.22, 2.82]
  1 study · 178 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam vs intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam showed no clear difference in additional drugs required to stop the seizure compared with intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination (moderate certainty).

• Drug management for acute tonic‐clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.42 [0.17, 1.04]
  1 study · 178 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam vs intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination

• Drug management for acute tonic‐clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 178 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings ‐ Intravenous lorazepam vs intravenous diazepam/intravenous phenytoin combination

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Drug management for acute tonic‐clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found