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Magnesium(2+) decreases visual analogue scale pain intensity

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×4

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The overall mean difference in VAS score between the groups was − 0.85 (95% CI: -1.53 to -0.16), which was statistically significant, suggesting a lower pain score in the Mg group (Fig. 2).”
Quoted verbatim from Efficacy and safety of perioperative magnesium on postoperative pain in adult patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgeries- a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This finding among the 19 findings on its endpoint

magnesium(2+)

Visual analogue scale pain intensity

lowers

Effect as reported

−0.85mean difference

CI −1.53 to −0.16

Who
Adults undergoing cardiothoracic surgery; five pooled randomised trials of perioperative magnesium against placebo or normal saline, pain at 24 hours after surgery on a 0-10 VAS; routes pooled (epidural, intravenous, local infiltration), magnesium given as an adjuvant to opioid with or without local anaesthetic
Dose studied
not reported

Moderate evidencePMID 42098865 · 2026

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y3CY5C7PDD3ZS1YKQF4NGX