The effect of magnesium on length of stay for pediatric sickle cell pain crisis

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 968-972

  Brousseau, David C ^a,c   Paul Scott, J ^a,b   Hillery, Cheryl A ^a,b   Panepinto, Julie A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pediatric Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

length of stay; magnesium; sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN S; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SIDE EFFECT; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNESIUM; MALE; PAIN;

EID: 4344570032     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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