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What is the easier and more reliable dose calculation for iv Phenytoin in children at risk of developing convulsive status epilepticus, 18 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg?
BACKGROUND: With the Convulsive Status Guidelines due for renewal, we wondered if a phenytoin dose of ‘20 mg/kg’ would be easier to calculate correctly and therefore safer than the current ‘18 mg/kg’. An educational exercise in dose calculation was therefore undertaken to assess ease of calculation....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23601207 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-60 |