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. 2010 Nov 10;2010(11):CD000025. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000025.pub2

Mexico 1992.

Methods Please see details below.
Participants 38 women > 28 weeks' gestation with SBP >/= 150 mmHg, DBP >/= 110 mmHg, proteinuria 2+, no previous treatment, at least 1 symptom (of headache, blurred vision, epigastric pain) and no epilepsy.
Interventions MgSO4: 4 g IV over 15 min, then 1 g/hr infusion.
Diazepam: 30 mg in 500 ml 5% glucose IV at 60 microg/hr. If convulsions, bolus of 10 mg IV.
Outcomes Woman: eclampsia, caesarean section.
Baby: mean Apgar scores (1 and 5 min).
Notes Nifedipine for BP control.
Translated from the Spanish.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Low risk "Permuted block randomisation" using random number tables.
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk Allocation was by sealed, numbered envelopes.
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not described.
Incomplete outcome data addressed? 
 All outcomes Unclear risk The total number of women eligible for trial entry is not described.