Recent practice patterns in diagnostic procedures anticonvulsants, and antibiotics for children hospitalized with febrile seizure

Purpose This study investigated clinical practice patterns for admissions due to FS at a national level.Method Discharge records were extracted for patients with FS aged < 6 years for the years 2010–16 using national inpatient database in Japan. We ascertained antiepileptic drug use, diagnostic procedures, healthcare costs, and length of hospital stays (LOS), using mixed effect linear or logistic regression models. We also investigated...