Magnesium in obstetric anesthesia and intensive care.
Magnesium, one of the essential elements in the human body, has numerous favorable effects that offer a variety of possibilities for its use in obstetric anesthesia and intensive care. Administered as a single intravenous bolus dose or a bolus followed by continuous infusion during surgery, magnesium attenuates stress response to endotracheal intubation, and reduces intraoperative anesthetic and postoperative analgesic requirements, while at the same time preserving favorable hemodynamics. Applied as part of an intrathecal or epidural anesthetic mixture, magnesium prolongs the duration of anesthesia and diminishes total postoperative analgesic consumption with no adverse maternal or neonatal effects. In obstetric intensive care, magnesium represents a first-choice medication in the treatment and prevention of eclamptic seizures. If used in recommended doses with close monitoring, magnesium is a safe and effective medication.
Center for Anesthesia, University Clinical Centre , Nis, Serbia. mkutlesic5@gmail.com.|Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre Nis, Zetska bb, 18 000, Nis, Serbia. mkutlesic5@gmail.com.
Marija S
MS
Kutlesic
Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre Nis, Zetska bb, 18 000, Nis, Serbia.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia.
Ranko M
RM
Kutlesic
Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011247:Pregnancy
D000700:Analgesics; D000777:Anesthetics; D008274:Magnesium
Anesthesia; Magnesium; Obstetrical