[Effectiveness of magnesium sulfate compared to rocuronium for rapid sequence tracheal intubation in adults: clinical randomized trial].

What Was Tested

Researchers studied Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in this randomized controlled trial publication.

Magnesium sulphate has been used in anesthesia because it has relevant clinical features such as: analgesia, autonomic response control and muscle relaxation.

Using the agent to establish adequate conditions for tracheal intubation remains controversial.

Who Took Part

According to the abstract, 68 patients were involved.

By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were teenagers, young adults, adults and older adults, both men and women.

Patients were divided into two groups.

How the Study Was Run

The design is described as randomized and double-blind.

Because people in this Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc study were split into groups at random, differences between the groups are less likely to reflect who happened to join each one.

Neither the patients nor the staff measuring them knew who was on Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, so expectations could not easily colour the readings.

The primary variable was the clinical status of tracheal intubation.

What Was Measured

The subject headings attached to it are Analgesics, Magnesium Sulfate, Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents, Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation and Rocuronium.

Author keywords: Anestesia geral, Apendicite, Appendicitis, Ensaio clínico randomizado, General anesthesia and Intubação orotraqueal.

What This Means in Plain Language

The paper is a randomized and double-blind study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 68 patients.

Its findings take up roughly 3 sentences of the abstract and are left out here on purpose; the source paper is the place to read them.

The publication is from 2020 (Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)), a journal based in Brazil.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.