Table 4.
Items done and documented in the patient medical records | |||
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Diagnosis | |||
Date of birth (DOB): | - - / - - / - - - - (day/month/year) | ||
Type of patient | ◻New onset seizures ◻Known patient with seizures | ||
Type of seizures | ◻Generalized | ◻Focal | |
Anti-epileptic drug (AED) levels done | ◻YES | ◻NO | ◻Not Indicated |
Toxicology screening done | ◻YES | ◻NO | ◻Not Indicated |
Blood cultures done | ◻YES | ◻NO | ◻Not Indicated |
Lumbar puncture (LP) done | ◻YES | ◻NO | ◻Not Indicated |
Electroencephalography (EEG) done | ◻YES | ◻NO | ◻Not Indicated |
Neuroimaging studies done: | |||
CT | ◻YES | ◻NO | ◻Not Indicated |
MRI | ◻YES | ◻NO | ◻Not Indicated |
Treatment | |||
Response to First-line therapy (Benzodiazepines): | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Response to Second-line therapy (Phenytoin): | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Response to Third-line therapy (Phenobarbitone): | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Response to Alternative therapy: | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Type of medication | |||
Levetiracetam | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Valproic acid | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Response to Fourth-line therapy:- | |||
Midazolam Infusion | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Thiopental Infusion | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Pentobarbital Infusion | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Admission to PICU | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Intubation/ Ventilation needed | ◻YES | ◻NO | |
Length of stay (LOS) (Days/Hours):- •Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) • Inpatient ward • Total LOS |
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Patient outcome | ◻Discharged | ◻Died | |
Follow up appointment in the Pediatric Neurology Clinic provided: | ◻YES | ◻NO |