The role of intravenous magnesium sulfate in reduce of hospitalization in asthmatic children with moderate severity exacerbation


Abstract in English

Objective: Many children experience acute asthma exacerbations ,Many children also require hospitalization despite treatment in an emergency department with current standard therapy (corticosteroids ,and inhaled salbutamol). These hospitalizations may be avoided if effective adjunctive therapies can be developed to adequately treat severe exacerbations.

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