Papers/PMID:16305929
Impact of intravenous magnesium on post-cardiothoracic surgery atrial fibrillation and length of hospital stay: a meta-analysis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery2005The record
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magnesium(2+) — decreases hospital length of stay
Evidence strength: very limited.Finding“Prophylactic magnesium reduced length of stay (n = 6 studies) by a weighted mean difference of 0.29 days, with a 95% confidence interval 0.54 to 0.05.”
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- meta-analysis
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- Patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery; six of the randomized trials of prophylactic intravenous magnesium reported length of stay
Impact of intravenous magnesium on post-cardiothoracic surgery atrial fibrillation and length of hospital stay: a meta-analysis.2005PMID:1630592910.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.036Permalink