Open AccessIntravenous Magnesium and Hospital Outcomes in Children Hospitalized With Asthma
Author(s) -
James W. Antoon,
Matt Hall,
Vineeta Mittal,
Kavita Parikh,
Rustin B. Morse,
Ronald J. Teufel,
Alexander H. Hogan,
Samir S. Shah,
Chén C. Kenyon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hospital pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2154-1663
pISSN - 2154-1671
DOI - 10.1542/hpeds.2020-004770
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , odds ratio , asthma , emergency department , confidence interval , mechanical ventilation , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , pediatrics , anesthesia , psychiatry
Use of intravenous magnesium (IVMg) for childhood asthma exacerbations has increased significantly in the last decade. Emergency department administration of IVMg has been shown to reduce asthma hospitalization, yet most children receiving IVMg in the emergency department are subsequently hospitalized. Our objective with the study was to examine hospital outcomes of children given IVMg for asthma exacerbations.