Obstetric AnesthesiaMagnesium in Obstetric Anesthesia and Intensive CareKutlesic, M. S.; Kutlesic, R. M.; Mostic-Ilic, T. Author Information Center for Anesthesia, University Clinical Centre, Nis, Serbia. Survey of Anesthesiology 61(3):p 71, June 2017. | DOI: 10.1097/01.sa.0000521782.44931.3f Buy Metrics Abstract (Abstracted from J Anesth, 31:127–139, 2017) This article’s aim was to summarize existing literature, clinical experience, and data about the use of magnesium in the clinical setting of obstetric anesthesia and intensive care by outlining the when, why, and how of this essential element’s use. The article covered the physiological role and circumstances of its use and outlined the possible underlying mechanisms and dosages of magnesium. Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.