• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: ACUTE SEVERE ASTHMA IN CHILDREN : ROLE OF INTRAVENOUS MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN TREATMENT : ROLE OF INTRAVENOUS MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN TREATMENT
  • Beteiligte: Irfan, Sumaira; Anjum, Zahid Mahmood; Taseer, Ali Asgher; Ayesha, Hina
  • Erschienen: Independent Medical Trust, 2015
  • Erschienen in: The Professional Medical Journal, 22 (2015) 8, Seite 1039-1043
  • Sprache: Nicht zu entscheiden
  • DOI: 10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.08.1152
  • ISSN: 2071-7733; 1024-8919
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>Objective: To compare the efficacy of intravenous magnesium sulfate andconventional treatment with conventional treatment alone in acute severe asthma in children ofage group 5 to 15 years known cases of bronchial asthma. Study design: Randomized controltrial. Setting: Indoor and outdoor patients of pediatrics department of DHQ hospital, Faisalabad.Duration: Six months. Results: In this study, 43.58%(n=17) in Exposed and 53.85%(n=21) inUn-exposed group were male and remaining 56.42%(n=22) and 46.15%(n=18) were females,mean pulse rate in both groups was recorded which shows 97.32+6.58 in Exposed Groupand 103.67+8.32 in Un-exposed Group, p value was calculated as 0.02, mean FEV1 rate inboth groups was recorded which shows 60.32+7.56 in Exposed Group and 54.07+6.43 in UnexposedGroup, p value was calculated as 0.03. Conclusion: We concluded that intravenousmagnesium sulfate along with conventional treatment is significantly better than conventionaltreatment alone for the management of acute severe asthma attack.</jats:p>