A survey of peri-operative use of magnesium sulphate in adult cardiac surgery in the UK.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
We conducted a postal survey of cardiac anaesthetists in the UK, to determine the extent of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) use and the main indications for its administration. Questionnaires were sent to anaesthetists at 35 UK hospitals undertaking adult cardiac surgery. Responses were received from 24 hospitals (69%) totalling 124 individual responses. Twenty-five (20%) of the anaesthetists responding to the questionnaire routinely gave magnesium other than in cardioplegia. The most common indications for administration were arrhythmia prophylaxis and treatment, myocardial protection, and the treatment of hypomagnesaemia.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'