INTRODUCTION In intensive care unit patients we assessed, using bispectral index (BIS) monitoring, whether the addition of magnesium sulphate infusion could decrease the sufentanil infusion required to maintain sedation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 30 adult patients who were expected to require mechanical ventilation for 6 hours in the intensive care unit were randomly assigned to receive...

We report the results of a feasibility study using intravenous magnesium sulphate for deliberate hypotension in 16 ASA 1 patients undergoing major oral and maxillofacial surgery. All the patients received a standard nitrous oxide, oxygen, isoflurane, opioid and muscle relaxant anaesthetic. Magnesium sulphate was infused at 40 g/h until the mean arterial pressure reached 55 +/- 5 mmHg, followed ...

INTRODUCTION Magnesium sulfate is a calcium antagonist that inhibits bronchial smooth muscle contraction promoting bronchodilation. It is used for the management of acute severe asthma in children; however most of the studies have been performed in adults. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous magnesium sulfate for the treatment of pediatric patients with acute severe asthma ...

BACKGROUND The evidence base for improving reproductive health continues to grow. However, concerns remain that the translation of this evidence into appropriate policies is partial and slow. Little is known about the factors affecting the use of evidence by policy makers and clinicians, particularly in developing countries. The objective of this study was to examine the factors that might affe...

BACKGROUND Intravenous magnesium can cause bronchodilation in treatment of severe asthma, however its effect by the nebulised route is uncertain. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of isotonic magnesium sulphate as an adjuvant to nebulised salbutamol in severe attacks of asthma. METHODS We enrolled 52 patients with severe exacerbations of asthma presenting to the emergency departments at tw...

Objective: To compare blunting of hemodynamic stress response to intubation using Magnesium Sulphate versus Lidocaine in hypertensive patients.
 Study Design: Prospective comparative study.
 Place and Duration Study: Anaesthesia Department Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Pakistan, from Jan Jun 2019.
 Methodology: A total 232 patients the ASA status II, undergoing elective surg...

A retrospective study of 68 eclamptic women who received Magnesium sulphate at Koshi Zonal Hospital were analyzed during a one year period (2006-2007 AD). Maternal conditions at admission, associated complications in mothers and babies, delivery outcomes and cause of death were also studied in each case. There were 5240 deliveries during the period of analysis. Of which 4976 were live births, p...