Re: Prophylactic MgSO4
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Sun Oct 15 16:41:14 2006
Did you read the Magpie trial? it is not from USA BTW.. The Cochrane
library clearly states the other anticonvulant therapies are not as
effective in gestatinal hypertnsion as Mag...
Ef
At Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Bernard Cristalli wrote:
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>Yes, and in any disease, that's a panacea...
>And mainly (if not only) in the USA, strange thing.
>It's been used in the 30s around here, and abandoned for its danger and
>lack of true effectiveness.
>These studies you quote were sometimes randomised, but not double blind,
>hence a confusion.
>Anticonvulsivant drugs exist, are well known and very much effective,
>MgSO4 is a mysterious and magical thing supposed to heal any and everything.
>If it was so effective it would have been used in other convulsions.
>BC
>
>Efrain Ramirez a écrit :
>> I am afraid it is not..
>>
>> Maybe I misunderstood you .. but I think you said that you do not use
>> MgSO4 in any way.. that surprised me due to the strong evidence of it
>> usefulness..
>>
>> Ef
>>
>> http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000025.html
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>> http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab002960.html
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>> http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000128.html
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>> http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab001805.html
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>> http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/545483
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>> http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/release44/en/index.html
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>> At Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Bernard Cristalli wrote:
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>>> Aqua simplex is just as effective, no?
>>> BC
>>>
>>> ainsron a écrit :
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>>>> I give Mag sulfate if BPs are over 140/90 or hyper-reflexes and borderline
>>>> elevated BP.
>>>>
>>>> Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Efrain
>>>> Ramirez
>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:23 AM
>>>> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>>> Subject: Re: Prophylactic MgSO4
>>>>
>>>> Then .. do you use prophylactic MgSO4 in mild gestatonal hypertation?
>>>>
>>>> Ef
>>>>
>>>> At Sat, 14 Oct 2006, Ronald Ainsworth wrote:
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>>>>> you're right, I saw it at the same time, must have had a brain freeze
>>>>>
>>>>> Efrain Ramirez <eramirezt@coqui.net> wrote: Ron.. your answer seems
>>>>>
>>>> directed to the pitocin question.
>>>>
>>>>> Ef
>>>>>
>>>>> At Sat, 14 Oct 2006, ainsron wrote:
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>>>>>> I never have, always placed in primary IV 20 units/L, sometimes up to 40
>>>>>> units.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Efrain
>>>>>> Ramirez
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:14 PM
>>>>>> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>>>>> Subject: Prophylactic MgSO4
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Who in the list gives universal prophylactic MgSO4 to mild PIH - I
>>>>>> always did and still do- anyone else?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ef
>>>>>>
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