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magnesium sulphate

An agent which, when administered intraveinously, may slow the ventricular response to rapid atrial fibrillation, and act in tandem with pharmacotherapy to decrease the heart rate attributed to intracellular magnesium depletion seen in ethanol abuse, renal failure, in hypokalaemia, hyponatraemia, or in patients receiving digoxin or diuretics.

magnesium sulphate

A drug formerly used by mouth or by ENEMA to treat constipation and by injection to treat magnesium deficiency. Was also much used by local application in a paste or poultice to draw water from wounds. Also known as Epsom salts. The use of magnesium sulphate, especially in people with kidney disorders, can lead to severe toxicity. The drug is on the WHO official list.
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was found to be significantly lower in dexmedetomidine than magnesium sulphate and control groups (p value < 0.05).
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INFUSION DEXMEDETOMIDINE AND INFUSION MAGNESIUM SULPHATE ON ATTENUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE SURGE IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA
PE Ozcan a Turkish anesthetist conducted a study on role of magnesium sulphate in postoperative pain management.14 He compared mgso4 with morphin in post operative pain relief in thoracotomy patients and concluded that there was no significant difference in demographics and mean VAS score in both groups.
Comparing the efficacy of Morphine alone with Morphine and MgSo4 in pain management after coronary artery bypass surgery
Kwon, "Magnesium sulphate has beneficial effects as an adjuvant during general anaesthesia for Caesarean section," British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol.
Parturient on Magnesium Infusion and Its Effectiveness as an Adjuvant Analgesic after Cesarean Delivery: A Retrospective Analysis
Rifat, "Role of Magnesium sulphate in postoperative analgesia," Anesthesiology, vol.
Magnesium Sulfate as Adjuvant in Prehospital Femoral Nerve Block for a Patient with Diaphysial Femoral Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial
In the present study the application of the foliar spray significantly increased the number of branches with Treatment 3 which was Magnesium sulphate (0.05%) indicating the highest number of the branches followed by all the treatments which pared statistically except for plants treated with calcium chloride@0.05% and calcium chloride@ 0.1%.
Effect of Growth Promoting and Resistance Inducing Chemicals on Yield Attributing Characteristics of Tomato
Therefore, the aim of our review and our research question was to identify, evaluate, and summarise the evidence for the use of intravenous magnesium sulphate, compared to placebo control, for analgesic effect in parturients undergoing caesarean section and qualitatively review its effectiveness.
Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate for Analgesia after Caesarean Section: A Systematic Review
Group A comprised controls, Group B animals were administered dexamethasone 4mg/kg body weight per day intra-peritoneally, and Group C animals were given magnesium sulphate 20mg/kg body weight per day intramuscularly, with dexamethasone at same dose as in Group B.
Preventive role of magnesium sulphate on dexamethasone induced testicular injury in albino rats
Effects of magnesium sulphate and clonidine on propofol consumption, haemodynamics and postoperative recovery.
Magnesium sulfate as an adjuvant to anesthesia in patients with arterial hypertension
The Magpie Trial: a randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia.
An approach to the pharmacology of magnesium sulfate from an obstetric perspective/Aproximacion a la farmacologia del sulfato de magnesio desde la perspectiva obstetrica/Abordagem farmacologica do sulfato de magnesio a partir da perspectiva obstetrica
Use of magnesium sulphate in the anaesthetic management of phaeochromocytoma: a review of 17 anaesthetics.
Cardiomiopatia severa secundaria a feocromocitoma: utilidad del sulfato de magnesio. Reporte de un caso
The tanks are filled with 600 litres of water, 325 kilos of Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) and maintained at 35.5 degrees temperature.
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Sterile magnesium sulphate powder was applied over the mass (Fig.
Management of rectal prolapse in a postpartum buffalo

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