Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

247 questions · 258 findings · 21 reviews

No studies found 84 · 32.6%GRADE not reported 12 · 4.7%Very low 78 · 30.2%Low 56 · 21.7%Moderate 22 · 8.5%High 6 · 2.3%

Hospital admissions · adults with acute asthma

The intervention leads to lower hospital admissions (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous magnesium sulfate for treating adults with acute asthma in the emergency department 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.75 [0.6, 0.92]
11 studies · 1769 participants
High

Intensive care unit (ICU) admissions · adults with acute asthma

The intervention showed no clear difference in intensive care unit (ICU) admissions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Length of hospital stay (days) · adults with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous magnesium sulfate for treating adults with acute asthma in the emergency department 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 949 participants
Low

ED treatment duration (minutes) · adults with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

FEV1 (% predicted) · adults with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous magnesium sulfate for treating adults with acute asthma in the emergency department 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 523 participants
High

PEF (L/min) · adults with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous magnesium sulfate for treating adults with acute asthma in the emergency department 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 1460 participants
Moderate

Respiratory rate (breaths/min) · adults with acute asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous magnesium sulfate for treating adults with acute asthma in the emergency department 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 1195 participants
Moderate