Does the prophylactic administration of magnesium sulphate to patients undergoing thoracotomy prevent postoperative supraventricular arrhythmias? A randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 785-791

  Saran, T ^a,b,c   Perkins, G D ^a,b   Javed, M A ^a   Annam, V ^a   Leong, L ^a   Gao, F ^a,b   Stedman, R ^a  

^a Heart of England Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complications, arrhythmia; ions, magnesium; prevention; surgery, non cardiac; surgery, thoracic

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE STINGING; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; TASTE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 79957456865     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer096     Document Type: Article

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