Level I | Good quality evidence |
Systematic review of RCTs with consistent findings High quality individual RCT |
Level II |
Limited quality patient orientated evidence |
Systematic review of lower quality studies or studies with inconsistent findings Low quality clinical trial Cohort studies Case-control studies |
Level III | Other |
Consensus guidelines, extrapolations from bench research, usual practice, opinion, disease-oriented evidence (intermediate or physiologic outcomes only), or case series |
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Midazolam IM/IV: NICE. Epilepsies: diagnosis and management: Clinical guideline [CG137], published January 2012 and updated February 2016. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg137