Gabriela B Tantillo, Deepa Dongarwar, Chethan P Venkatasubba Rao, Amari Johnson, Stephanie Camey, Oriana Reyes, Mariana Baroni, Jaideep Kapur, Hamisu M Salihu, Nathalie Jetté
OBJECTIVE: Although disparities have been described in epilepsy care, their contribution to status epilepticus (SE) and associated outcomes remains understudied. METHODS: We used the 2010-2019 National Inpatient Sample to identify SE hospitalizations using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)/ICD-10-CM codes. SE prevalence was stratified by demographics. Logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, intubation, tracheostomy, gastrostomy, and mortality...
April 30, 2024: Epilepsia