Division of Pediatric Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2020 Jul;25(3):182-187. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2020.3.20190106.
To assess compliance with the 2017 Saudi pediatric status epilepticus management guidelines and to printout the main obstacle for adherence to the guidelines.
A cross sectional study conducted in September 2019, using electronic survey. The survey sent to all the Pediatric Emergency physicians practicing in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through emails and WhatsApp and the questionnaire based on clinical scenario written in English language.
One hundred and three (70%) of 147 physicians working in KSA and covering pediatric emergency departments responded to the survey. Only 20% of the physicians reported full compliance to all 4 guideline components; 57% reported that they were not aware of the published guidelines.
Pediatric emergency physicians reported poor compliance to the 2017 published guidelines for the treatment of children with convulsive status epilepticus in KSA.
评估沙特儿科癫痫持续状态管理指南 2017 年的执行情况,并列出遵守指南的主要障碍。
2019 年 9 月进行的一项横断面研究,采用电子调查。通过电子邮件和 WhatsApp 将调查问卷分发给在沙特阿拉伯王国(KSA)从事儿科急诊工作的所有儿科急诊医师,调查问卷基于英文临床情景编写。
在 147 名在 KSA 工作并覆盖儿科急诊部门的医师中,有 103 名(70%)对调查做出了回应。只有 20%的医生报告完全遵守了所有 4 个指南组成部分;57%的医生表示他们不知道已发布的指南。
在沙特阿拉伯,儿科急诊医生报告称,他们对 2017 年发布的治疗儿童惊厥性癫痫持续状态的指南的遵守情况不佳。