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Table 1 AutoSyp MgSO4 Infusion Protocol

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

 

Clinical Dosage

Flow Rate

Volume and Syringe Size

Loading Dose

4 g MgSO4 over 20 min

60 mL/h

20 mL in a single 20 mL syringe

Maintenance Dose

1 g/h MgSO4 for 24 h

5 mL/h

120 mL in two 60 mL syringes