Cochrane · systematic review · CD011050
Intravenous magnesium sulfate for treating children with acute asthma in the emergency department
Griffiths, B, Kew, KM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 100%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
MgSO4 compared to placebo for treating children with acute asthma in the emergency department
Population: children with acute asthma in the emergency department
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital admissions MgSO4 vs placebo | OR 0.32 [0.14, 0.74] | 3 studies · 115 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
ED treatment time (minutes) MgSO4 vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 27 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Return to ED within 48 hours MgSO4 vs placebo | OR 0.4 [0.02, 10.3] | 2 studies · 85 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Hospital length of stay (hours) MgSO4 vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 47 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |