IV Magnesium Sulfate for Treating Children with Acute Asthma in the ED

Bidwell investigates whether the use of IV magnesium sulfate is safe and effective in treating children with acute asthma exacerbations in the ED. The evidence suggests that IV magnesium sulfate may reduce the need for hospital admission in children who present to the ED with an acute asthma exacerbation. However, the very small sample size limits the applicability of this evidence. The use of iv magnesium sulfate may increase ED treatment time. However, further research is needed to determine if this is a clinically significant problem..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

Enthalten in:

American journal of nursing - 117(2017), 2, Seite 59

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bidwell, Josie [VerfasserIn]

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BKL:

44.63

44.00

Themen:

Asthma
Childrens health
Emergency medical care
Intravenous therapy
Magnesium

doi:

10.1097/01.NAJ.0000512299.03394.8a

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC199048980X