The Treatment of Acute Asthma Exacerbations Using Magnesium Sulfate

Acute Asthma Exacerbations 1
The Treatment of Acute Asthma Exacerbations in the Emergency Department Using Magnesium
Sulfate
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Acute Asthma Exacerbations 2
Overview
The evidence by Rowe et al (1) suggests that the provision of intravenous magnesium sulfate has
been observed to be clinically safe and considerably beneficial to patients suffering from severe
acute asthma, or amongst individuals whose bronchodilators are no longer effective.
1. Does the review address a focussed clinical question?
Yes it addresses a focused clinical question: A clinical question needs to be considerably relevant
to patient's problem and provide a directive towards the acquisition of a possible solution. From
Rowe et al (1) evidence, it is clear that the review is directly linked to the examination of acute
asthma in patients and provides a clear path towards the retrieval of possible solutions in the use
of Magnesium Sulfate.
2. Were the criteria used to select articles for inclusion appropriate?
Yes, the review by Rowe et al (1) focuses on articles that are centred on the treatment of acute
Asthma exacerbation using Magnesium Sulfate against a placebo. Moreover, randomness was
used as the key selection component in the assessment, which eliminates biasness in the study
making it more reliable and accurate. In addition, the inclusion of such articles is highly
appropriate since the underlining objective is similar.
3. Was the search strategy documented and complete?
Yes, according to the results presented by Rowe et al (1), the search strategy was documented
and the all steps followed during the search process are clearly indicated: as such, we can
conclude that the search strategy is indeed complete.
4. Was the methodological quality of the primary trials addressed?
Yes, it was done independently by two reviewers.
5. What were the results of the review?