Table 4.
Reasons why MgSO4 was not used
| Speciality | Center n/N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaesthetists n/N (%) | Obstetricians n/N (%) | Paediatricians n/N (%) | Total n/N (%) | P a | ||
| Lack of knowledge | 0/4 | 2/12 (17) | 4/21 (19) | 6/37 (16) | .95 | 6/25 (24) |
| Lack of scientific evidence | 0/4 | 2/12 (17) | 2/21 (10) | 4/37 (11) | .55 | 3/25 (12) |
| Lack of guidelines | 0/4 | 4/12 (33) | 11/21 (52) | 15/37 (41) | .29 | 13/25 (52) |
| Benefit-risk balance | 0/4 | 2/12 (17) | 3/21 (14) | 5/37 (14) | .85 | 5/25 (20) |
| Lack of experience | 0/4 | 7/12 (58) | 10/21 (48) | 17/37 (46) | .55 | 17/25 (68) |
| Lack of written protocol | 0/4 | 7/12 (58) | 9/21 (43) | 16/37 (43) | .39 | 13/25 (52) |
| Reluctance of obstetricians | 0/4 | 2/12 (17) | 2/21 (10) | 4/37 (11) | .55 | 3/25 (12) |
| Reluctance of anesthesiologists | 0/4 | 2/12 (17) | 3/21 (14) | 5/37 (14) | .85 | 5/25 (20) |
| Reluctance of pediatricians | 0/4 | 2/12 (17) | 2/21 (10) | 4/37 (11) | .55 | 4/25 (16) |
Values are n/N (%)
Multiple answers were possible
aComparison between the answers provided by obstetricians and pediatricians, as anesthesiologists did not answer this question when they did not use MgSO4