Uso do sulfato de magnésio na anestesiologia veterinária

Abstract

Magnesium sulfate has been used for many years in human medicine to control and prevent seizures associated with eclampsia and to inhibit preterm labor in pregnant women. However, its use has been gradually growing in anesthesiology, making its indications broader, being a drug with analgesic and sedative properties with potential for neuro and cardio protection. The objective of this work is to review the physiology and pharmacology of magnesium sulfate, as well as to show its applications and advantages in its use as an adjunct in anesthesia and why one should go in search of new studies of its administration in veterinary medicine.