Cochrane · systematic review · CD008358
Magnesium for alcohol withdrawal
Sarai, M, Tejani, AM, Chan, AHW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
Drugs and AlcoholAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
1
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Magnesium compared to placebo or standard care for symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Population: people with symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
muscle strength dynamometer¹ Magnesium vs placebo or standard care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 226 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |