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Magnesium sulphate vs placebo: Hospital re‐admission within 30 days of discharge

Magnesium sulphate may leads to higher hospital re‐admission within 30 days of discharge (re‐admissions… compared with placebo (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Magnesium sulphate vs placebo
Hospital re‐admission within 30 days of discharge (re‐admissions were reported at 14 days) · children up to 18 months old with acute bronchiolitis
Magnesium sulphate may leads to higher hospital re‐admission within 30 days of discharge (re‐admissions… compared with placebo (low certainty).
Magnesium sulphate for treating acute bronchiolitis in children up to two years of age (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.16 [1.2, 8.27]1 study · 158 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Magnesium sulphate for treating acute bronchiolitis in children up to two years of age
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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