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Table 3 Patient outcomes

From: Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity: a systematic review

Outcome

Value

Discharge outcome, n (%)

 Survived

117 (87%)

 Died

18 (13%)

Received dialysis, n (%)

11 (8%)

Antiepileptic drug administered, n (%)

48 (36%)

Symptom resolution, n (%)

 Complete resolution of symptoms

68 (50%)

 Symptom improvement

53 (39%)

 No improvement

11 (8%)

 Unreported/indeterminate

3 (2%)

Median time to clinical improvement, days

 All patients, n = 67 (IQR)

2 (1–3)

 Emergent dialysis employed, n = 3a (range)

1 (1–3)

 Antiepileptic drug used, n = 26 (IQR)

2 (1–3)

  1. aOnly 3 of 11 patients who received emergent dialysis had reported times to improvement