Survival of a Patient With Tetanus in Bhutan Using a Magnesium Infusion Managed Only by Clinical Signs

Tetanus is a life-threatening disease that continues to have a high prevalence in developing countries. Severe muscle spasms often require patients to receive tracheostomy, high-dose sedatives, and sometimes prolonged neuromuscular blockade. Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) infusion has great promise as an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Wilderness & environmental medicine 2014-06, Vol.25 (2), p.194-197
Hauptverfasser:	Wangmo, Kuenza P., MD, Teng, Margie, MD, Henker, Richard, PhD, CRNA, Kinnear, Stephen, MBBS, Tshering, Jampel, MD, Wang, Nancy E., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	anticonvulsants autonomic nervous system diseases Bhutan developing countries Emergency Humans Infusions, Intravenous magnesium sulfate Magnesium Sulfate - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged tetanus Tetanus - drug therapy Tracheostomy
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