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 |