Aim: To review the evidence on the effectiveness of inhaled magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) combined with beta-2 (B2) agonist as compared to inhaled B2 agonist alone in treating pediatric patients with moderate to severe asthma attacks METHODS: The search was conducted on five electronic databases namely the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar.
Results: Eight trials were included in the review. All studies involved a total of 1585 children aged 2-17 years with moderate to severe asthma attacks. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials. Three studies that assessed the effect of inhaled MgSO4 as adjunctive therapy on vital signs revealed no effect of inhaled MgSO4 on vital signs (SMD -0.11, 95% CI 0.27-0.04, p = 0.16, I = 68%). Two studies that assessed the effect of inhaled MgSO4 as adjunctive therapy on asthma severity score (ASS) revealed no effect of inhaled MgSO4 on ASS (SMD 0.22, 95% CI 0.01-0.44, Z = 2.01, p = 0.04, I = 88%). Two studies that assessed the effect of inhaled MgSO4 as adjunctive therapy on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) revealed a large effect of B2 agonist alone on PEFR (SMD 2.02, 95% CI 0.83-3.2, p < 0.001, I = 98%).
Conclusion: This review does not support the use of inhaled MgSO4 as adjunctive therapy to B2 agonist for asthmatic children.
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