Discontinuation of Magnesium Sulfate After Delivery in Women With Severe Preeclampsia. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Summary

All women with severe preeclmapsia were given a loading dose of 4 g magnesium sulfate IV followed by the maintenance dose of 1 g/h infusion till the delivery. After delivery, women who received magnesium sulfate for 8 hours or more were randomly divided into two groups: Group I ( 50 cases) No magnesium sulfate received postpartum and Group II ( 50 cases)-magnesium sulfate infusion is given for conventional 24 h postpartum at a rate of 1 gm per hour

Timeline

Start

2017-10-25

Primary completion

2018-02

Completion

2018-03

Publications

• Diaz V, Long Q, Oladapo OT. Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Oct 10;10(10):CD007388. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007388.pub3.

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