Efficacy and safety of perioperative magnesium on postoperative pain in adult patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgeries- a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- 2026-05-07
- Meta-Analysis · n = 140
- Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 21(1)
- R K Swetha
- Balasubramaniam Gayathri
- Madhumitha Haridoss
- Deepakraj Kuppuraman
- Sananthya Karthikeyan
- PubMed: 42098865
- DOI: 10.1186/s13019-026-04252-0
- High evidence
- Clinical
For all other outcomes, including opioid consumption (MME), time to first rescue analgesia, and length of hospital stay, no significant differences were found in pooled analyses versus either placebo or other analgesics.
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No