Table 1.

Anesthetic agents used in RSE ^{5, 53, 56}

	Loading dose	Maintenance dose	Remarks
Midazolam	0.2 mg/kg	0.2–0.6 mg/kg/h	Increasing doses needed with time
Propofol	2 mg/kg	2–5 (−10) mg/kg/h	Attention to “PRIS”, especially in young children; combine with BDZ
Barbiturates	THP: 1–2 mg/kg PTB: 5 mg/kg	THP: 1–5 mg/kg/h PTB: 1–5 mg/kg/h	Loading with repetitive boluses Long wash-out time

BDZ: benzodiazepines; PRIS: propofol infusion syndrome; PTB: pentobarbital; RSE: refractory status epilepticus; THP: thiopental.