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. 2016 Jan 13;2016:1513.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Hospital admissions
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Systematic review
Adults with severe asthma (FEV1 or PEFR <50% predicted)
2 RCTs in this analysis
Subgroup analysis
Proportion of people with severe asthma admitted to hospital timeframe unclear
13/47 (28%) with adding nebulised magnesium sulfate to beta2 agonists
18/40 (45%) with beta2 agonists alone

RR 0.62
95% CI 0.38 to 1.02
P = 0.06
Not significant