Usefulness of MgSO4 in the Field of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
- Author:
Sang Hwan DO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shdo@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
anesthesia;
magnesium;
MgSO4;
pain medicine
- MeSH:
Analgesia;
Anesthesia;
Anesthesia, Intravenous;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Asthma;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Intubation, Intratracheal;
Magnesium;
Pheochromocytoma;
Relaxation;
Shivering
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2008;3(3):157-161
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Perioperative hypomagnesemia is common in major surgical patients. MgSO4 infusion may be useful in the treatment of arrhythmia, asthma and postoperative shivering and in the prevention of hemodynamic stimulation associated with endotracheal intubation and surgery of pheochromocytoma. It may also enhance muscular relaxation and improve postoperative analgesia. It can be an ideal adjunct to propofol-remifentanil-based total intravenous anesthesia.
