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. 2025 Apr 1;15(3):e200449. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200449

Table 3.

Clinical Outcomes Based on Algorithm and SAP Implementation

Variables Personalized SAP implementation (n = 14) Personalized SAP
nonimplementation (n = 20)
p Value BCH algorithm
implementation (n = 14)
BCH
algorithm
nonimplementation (n = 46)
p Value AES algorithm implementation (n = 26) AES
algorithm
nonimplementation (n = 34)
p Value
Total seizure duration, median (p25–p75) (min) 9 (6–16) n = 14 22 (11–64) n = 20 <0.01a 7 (5–10) n = 14 33 (17–68) n = 46 <0.001a 10 (6–16) n = 26 45 (22–85) n = 34 <0.001a
Time to first ASM, median (p25-p75) (min) 5 (4–5) n = 14 16 (6–31) n = 20 <0.001a 5 (5-5) n = 14 15 (6–28) n = 44 <0.001a 5 (5–9) n = 25 17 (7–37) n = 33 <0.001a
Time to s ASM, median (p25–p75) (min) 10 (8–19) n = 5 17 (9–35) n = 15 0.203a 8 (7–9) n = 3 25 (11–49) n = 32 <0.05a 9 (8–15) n = 8 31 (17–55) n = 27 <0.05a
Time to third ASM, median (p25–p75) (min) 24 (13–31) n = 4 39 (23–77) n = 9 0.105a n = 0 39 (26–77) n = 25 — 29 (22–42) n = 4 42 (30–81) n = 21 0.159a
ICU admission ratec, n (%) 6 (46) n = 13 12 (71) n = 17 0.264b 5 (36) n = 14 27 (66) n = 41 0.064b 10 (43), n = 23 22 (69), n = 3 0.096b
ICU LOS median (p25–p75) (d) 3 (2–8) n = 6 3 (1–5) n = 12 0.538a 2 (1–4) n = 5 2 (1–5) n = 27 0.752a 1 (1–4) n = 10 3 (1–6) n = 22 0.208a
Intubation rated, n (%) 2 (14) n = 14 10 (53) n = 19 <0.05b 1 (7) n = 14 20 (45) n = 44 <0.05b 4 (17), n = 24 17 (50) n = 34 <0.05b

Abbreviations: ASM = antiseizure medication; ICU = intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay.

a

Mann-Whitney U test.

b

Fisher exact test.

c

ICU admission because of CSE.

d

Intubation because of CSE.