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8 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews · Epilepsy

No studies found 2 · 25%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 2 · 25%High 1 · 12.5%

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) vs midazolam

Proportion of children with inadequate level of sedation (Ramsay score below 4) · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) probably leads to lower proportion of children with inadequate level of sedation (Ramsay… compared with midazolam (intranasal 0.2 mg/kg or oral 0.5 mg/kg) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) vs midazolam

Proportion of children who had sedation failure after 1 dose of sedative agent · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) showed no clear difference in proportion of children who had sedation failure after 1 dose of… compared with midazolam (intranasal 0.2 mg/kg or oral 0.5 mg/kg) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) vs midazolam

EEG sedative‐induced artefact · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) leads to lower EEG sedative‐induced artefact compared with midazolam (intranasal 0.2 mg/kg or oral 0.5 mg/kg) (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) vs midazolam

Number of children with clinical adverse events (any) · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures

Chloral hydrate oral (100 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg) showed no clear difference in number of children with clinical adverse events (any) compared with midazolam (intranasal 0.2 mg/kg or oral 0.5 mg/kg) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review