A meta-analysis of magnesium for tetanus

Anaesthesia

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1370-1374

  Rodrigo, C ^a   Samarakoon, L ^b   Fernando, S D ^c   Rajapakse, S ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Medicine ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c National Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TETANUS;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPASM; TETANUS;

EID: 84868660935     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12020     Document Type: Review

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