A randomized controlled trial of intravenous magnesium sulphate as an adjunct to standard therapy in acute severe asthma

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 221-229

  Singh, Anupam Kumar ^a,b   Gaur, Shailendranath ^a   Kumar, Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute severe asthma; Magnesium sulfate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IPRATROPIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; STATUS ASTHMATICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349184110     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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