1093: Treatment Guideline Adherence in Children Transferred for Status Epilepticus

National Patterns of Interfacility Transfers for Seizure-Related Emergencies

“…3 Nonetheless, transfer protocols for the most neurologic diagnoses have not been standardized. 4,5 Moreover, the pattern of interhospital transfer systems for seizure-related emergencies has not been systematically assessed. A previous retrospective cross-sectional study in pediatric patients with seizures found that among 57,930 encounters in pediatric patients with seizures collected from 621 acute care hospitals, 15,467 patients (26.7%) were admitted as inpatients and 3,748 patients (6.5%) were transferred between acute care facilities.…”