Magnesium sulphate vs hypertonic saline: Length of hospital stay
It is very uncertain whether magnesium sulphate changes duration of hospital stay compared with hypertonic saline (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Magnesium sulphate vs hypertonic saline Duration of hospital stay · children up to 12 months old with acute bronchiolitis It is very uncertain whether magnesium sulphate changes duration of hospital stay compared with hypertonic saline (very low certainty). Magnesium sulphate for treating acute bronchiolitis in children up to two years of age (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | MD 0 | 1 study · 220 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium sulphate for treating acute bronchiolitis in children up to two years of age 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.