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Evaluation of a low-cost, low-power syringe pump to deliver magnesium sulfate intravenously to pre-eclamptic women in a Malawian referral hospital

BACKGROUND: Magnesium sulfate is an affordable and effective treatment for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. In settings where infusion pumps are not available to regulate the flow rate of intravenous delivery, healthcare providers must administer magnesium sulfate (MgSO(4)) via time-consuming and painfu...

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Autores principales: Skerrett, Erica, Kommwa, Edward, Maynard, Kelley, Juarez, Alexa, Mataya, Ronald, Richards-Kortum, Rebecca, Oden, Z. Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1382-9