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Date Published: 05/06/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v539i1.9689
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Vol. 539 No. 1 (2024)
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Ngô, A. V., Nguyễn, T. U., Hoàng, T. H., & Lê, N. D. (2024). RESULTS OF SEIZURE CONTROL IN CHILDREN FROM 2 MONTHS TO 60 MONTHS OLD ACCORDING TO APLS PROTOCOL AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND POISON CONTROL DEPARTMENT OF THE VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. Vietnam Medical Journal, 539(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v539i1.9689

RESULTS OF SEIZURE CONTROL IN CHILDREN FROM 2 MONTHS TO 60 MONTHS OLD ACCORDING TO APLS PROTOCOL AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND POISON CONTROL DEPARTMENT OF THE VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Anh Vinh Ngô, Thị Uy Nguyễn, Thị Huế Hoàng, Ngọc Duy Lê

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Objective: To evaluate the results of treating seizures in children according to the advanced pediatric life support protocol (APLS: Advanced Pediatric Life Support). Research subjects and methods: cross-sectional study on 61 patients (from 2 to 60 months) who had seizures and were treated at the Department of Emergency and Poison Control - National Children's Hospital. Results: most patients had seizures relieved in step 1 (accounting for 75.5%). Among rescue medications, intravenous midazolam was the most used, accounting for 77%, followed by sodium valproate (19.7%), intramuscular midazolam (14.8%), diazepam rectal (13,1%) and maintenance midazolam (9.8%). The successful rates of relieving seizures of intravenous midazolam, intramuscular midazolam, and rectal diazepam were 71.7%, 88.9%, and 75%, respectively, and the difference between the drugs was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The average withdrawal time of intravenous midazolam was the shortest at 1.0 ± 0.5 (minutes). That of intramuscular midazolam was 2.0 ± 0.7 (minutes) and diazepam was 2.5 ± 0.5 (minutes). Conclusion: most patients have seizures cured in step 1 and midazolam is the most used drug. Midazolam is an effective seizure reliever in children, and intramuscular midazolam is the preferred choice when patients do not have intravenous access.

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seizure termination, children, APLS.

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