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The study aims to evaluate the timing of treatment steps for status epilepticus and identify factors contributing to delays in real-life emergency settings.

March 21, 2026Academic Emergency Medicine

Chronological Sequence of Convulsive Status Epilepticus Treatment Steps in a Real‐Life Scenario for Patients Enrolled in a Large Multicenter Trial

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SZShahriar ZehtabchiNew York City Health and Hospitals Corporation JBJonathan BeallMedical University of South Carolina RSRobert SilbergleitUniversity of Michigan

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This analysis evaluates treatment timing for status epilepticus in a multicenter trial, suggesting improvements in emergency care.

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The study aims to evaluate the timing of treatment steps for status epilepticus and identify factors contributing to delays in real-life emergency settings.
Secondary analysis of the ESETT trial
Included patients aged ≥ 2 years with generalized convulsive SE
Analyzed time from ED arrival to treatment steps
Employed descriptive statistics and the Van Elteren test
46% of patients achieved treatment success
Median time to first benzodiazepine was 11 min
Median time to second-line therapy was 26 min
Earlier second-line therapy correlated with better outcomes (p = 0.03)

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Zehtabchi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be371c6e48c4981c676763 https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70265

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Chronological Sequence of Convulsive Status Epilepticus Treatment Steps in a Real‐Life Scenario for Patients Enrolled in a Large Multicenter Trial

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