Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%

Non‐cessation of seizures · patients with status epilepticus

Lorazepam IV probably leads to lower non‐cessation of seizures compared with diazepam IV (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anticonvulsant therapy for status epilepticus 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.64 [0.45, 0.9]
3 studies · 264 participants
Moderate

Non‐cessation of seizures · patients with status epilepticus

Diazepam gel probably leads to lower non‐cessation of seizures compared with placebo gel (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anticonvulsant therapy for status epilepticus 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.3, 0.62]
2 studies · 165 participants
Moderate

Non‐cessation of seizures · patients with status epilepticus

Lorazepam IV showed no clear difference in non‐cessation of seizures compared with diazepam plus phenytoin IV (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anticonvulsant therapy for status epilepticus 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 370 participants
Low