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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Theses/Dissertations

2021

Children

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Does Buzzy® Reduce Needlestick Pain In Children Between The Ages 5 And 12 Years Old?, Morgan T. Gilcrest Jan 2021

Does Buzzy® Reduce Needlestick Pain In Children Between The Ages 5 And 12 Years Old?, Morgan T. Gilcrest

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “Does Buzzy® reduce needlestick pain in children between the ages 5 and 12 years old?”

STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of three nonblinded, randomized controlled trials (RCTs). All studies were published in English between 2018 and 2019.

DATA SOURCES: Three RCTs were obtained from PubMed and published in peer-reviewed journals. The studies were chosen based on their relevance to the clinical question.

OUTCOMES MEASURED: In all of the articles used for this review, the main outcome measured was pain reduction. The participants’ level of pain was …


Is Levetiracetam More Effective Than Phenytoin In Seizure Cessation In Children With Convulsive Status Epilepticus That Don’T Respond To First-Line Treatment?, Sydney A. Santiago Jan 2021

Is Levetiracetam More Effective Than Phenytoin In Seizure Cessation In Children With Convulsive Status Epilepticus That Don’T Respond To First-Line Treatment?, Sydney A. Santiago

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

Objective: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “Is levetiracetam more effective than phenytoin in seizure cessation in children with convulsive status epilepticus that don’t respond to first-line treatment?”

Study design: Systematic review of three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in peerreviewed journals in English in 2019. Data Sources: Three RCTs published in peer reviewed journals were found using Alt HealthWatch, AMED, CINAHL Plus, and Scopus.

Outcome(s) Measured: Clinical cessation of seizure, defined as cessation of continuous rhythmic clonic activity, was measured by the investigator after infusion of treatment.

Results: The study by Dalziel …