• Emerg Med J · Jan 2002

    Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Phenytoin or paraldehyde as the second drug for convulsions in children.

    • Will Townend and Kevin Mackway-Jones.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
    • Emerg Med J. 2002 Jan 1; 19 (1): 50.

    AbstractA short cut review was carried out to establish whether phenytoin or paraldehyde should be given as the second drug for resistant fits in children. Altogether 41 papers were found using the reported search, of which none answered the question posed. Further research is needed in this area.

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