Buccal, intranasal or intravenous lorazepam for the treatment of acute convulsions in children in Malawi: An open randomized trial
Acute convulsions in children are a common emergency worldwide. Benzodiazepines are the recommended first line treatment. Intravenous lorazepam is inexpensive, long acting and the first line drug in resource-rich settings. However, comparable efficacy by other routes of administration is unknown. We...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-09-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X15000312 |