Inhaled magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Knightly, Rachel ^a   Milan, Stephen J ^b   Hughes, Rodney ^c   Knopp Sihota, Jennifer A ^d   Rowe, Brian H ^e,f   Normansell, Rebecca ^a   Powell, Colin ^g  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG FUNCTION; NAUSEA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; XEROSTOMIA; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHILD; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IPRATROPIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PATIENT READMISSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 85035138270     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003898.pub6     Document Type: Review

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