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Magnesium sulphate vs placebo (outcomes: Severe maternal outcome potentially related to treatment (death, respiratory arrest, or cardiac arrest)**
- Population
- women at risk of preterm birth (< 34 weeks' gestation)
- Intervention
- Magnesium sulphate
- Comparison
- placebo (outcomes
- Outcome
- Severe maternal outcome potentially related to treatment (death, respiratory arrest, or cardiac arrest)**
Magnesium sulphate showed no clear difference in severe maternal outcome potentially related to treatment (death,… compared with placebo (outcomes (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Magnesium sulphate vs placebo (outcomes Severe maternal outcome potentially related to treatment (death, respiratory arrest, or cardiac arrest)** · women at risk of preterm birth (< 34 weeks' gestation) Magnesium sulphate showed no clear difference in severe maternal outcome potentially related to treatment (death,… compared with placebo (outcomes (low certainty). Magnesium sulphate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.32 [0.01, 7.92] | 4 studies · 5300 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium sulphate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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