Intravenous and nebulized magnesium sulfate for treating acute asthma in adults and children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: The use of intravenous magnesium sulfate, in addition to β2-agonists and systemic steroids, in the treatment of acute asthma appears to produce benefits with respect to improve pulmonary function and reduce the number of hospital admissions for children, and only improve pulmonary function for adults. However, the use of nebulized magnesium sulfate just appears to produce benefits for adults.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - January 7, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zhilei Shan, Ying Rong, Wei Yang, Di Wang, Ping Yao, Jungang Xie, Liegang Liu Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research