Total control of seizures · patients with the treatment of refractory status epilepticus
Propofol showed no clear difference in total control of seizures compared with thiopental sodium (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
In‐hospital mortality · patients with the treatment of refractory status epilepticus
Propofol showed no clear difference in in‐hospital mortality compared with thiopental sodium (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
ICU length of stay (general intensive care patients) · patients with the treatment of refractory status epilepticus
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
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
Time to adequate sedation (minutes or as measured by specific validated scales such as the Ramsay Sedation Score) · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures
1 finding from 1 review
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
Sedation duration (minutes) · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
Diastolic blood pressure · children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures
1 finding from 1 review