Intravenous magnesium sulphate prevents intravenous salbutamol tachycardia in asthma

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 869-870

  Sellers, W F S ^a   Ahmad, I ^a   Bathke, P S J ^a   Brown, C J ^a   Fernandez, T ^a   Barker, A ^a  

^a Stoke Mandeville and Hillingdon   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADULT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 78649472410     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq329     Document Type: Letter

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