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ReviewCureus2022

Role of Intravenous Magnesium in the Management of Moderate to Severe Exacerbation of Asthma: A Literature Review.

Syed A Bokhari, Shahan Haseeb, Misbah Kaleem, Mohammad W Baig, Haider Ali Babar Khan, Raza Jafar, Shafia Munir, Shawal Haseeb, Zara I Bhutta

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In one paragraph

Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Effectiveness of Intravenous and Nebulized MgSOChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Syed A BokhariInternal Medicine, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.
Shahan HaseebInternal Medicine, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.
Misbah KaleemOtolaryngology, Shifa Tameer-E-Millat University, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, PAK.
Mohammad W BaigShifa Clinical Skills and Informatics Lab (SCIL), Shifa Tameer-E-Millat University, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, PAK.
Haider Ali Babar KhanInternal Medicine, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.
Raza JafarCritical Care Medicine, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.
Shafia MunirInternal Medicine, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.
Shawal HaseebMedicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Zara I BhuttaInternal Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Mayo Hospital · PKShifa Tameer-e-Millat University · PKRawalpindi Medical University · PKShifa International Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a respiratory disorder marked by bronchial irritation and hyperresponsive airway smooth muscle. According to new research, magnesium's dual activity as an anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator may be important in asthma therapy. The goal of this study was to see how effective intravenous magnesium sulfate is in treating severe acute asthma. In addition to checking Clinicaltrials.gov, we ran a database search in Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Embase. Studies were chosen based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria to prevent the chance of bias. Most researchers believed that intravenous magnesium sulfate improved symptoms and lung function significantly. Mortality and morbidity data were not available.

Indexed as

acute asthmaacute asthma managmentallergyintravenous magnesium sulfateliterature review

Identifiers

PMID36225425
PMCPMC9543098
OpenAlexW4294904758

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