Status epilepticus alert reduces time to administration of second-line antiseizure medications

Conclusion
Implementation of an SE alert system led to a marked improvement in time to administration of a second-line ASM.

Classification of evidence
This study provides Class III evidence that for adult inpatients treated for SE, implementation of an SE alert protocol reduces time to administration of second-line ASM.

Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - December 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Villamar, M. F., Cook, A. M., Ke, C., Xu, Y., Clay, J. L., Dolbec, K. S., Ward-Mitchell, R., Goldstein, L. B., Bensalem-Owen, M. Tags: All Health Services Research, Status epilepticus, Class III, All Epilepsy/Seizures, Error in medicine Source Type: research