Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Propofol coma vs ES

Wah heng ah. Got read this abstract before exam.

A. Borgeat1 , O. H. G. Wilder-Smith1, P. Jallon2 and P. M. Suter1

(1) Department of Anaesthesiology, Geneva University Hospital, 24 Rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
(2) Department of Neurology, Geneva University Hospital, 24 Rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland

Abstract Status epilepticus is one of the most frequent neurological emergencies in the intensive care unit. Standard treatment includes intravenous barbiturates, benzodiazepines and phenytoin. However, drug coma is sometimes necessary to control refractory status epilepticus. We report such a case, successfully treated by intravenous propofol coma to EEG burst suppression

Intensive Care Medicine Volume 20, Number 2 / February, 1994 0342-4642 (Print) 1432-1238 (Online)

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