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The effect of preoperative oral magnesium oxide on the severity of postoperative pain among women undergoing hysterectomy.
Abstract
Magnesium sulfate has been reported to be effective in perioperative pain treatment and in blunting somatic, autonomic, and endocrine reflexes provoked by noxious stimuli. The pre-emptive analgesic effects of magnesium in reducing postoperative pain could be beneficial in abdominal and gynecologic surgeries.