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The calculated dose of magnesium in the intervention group was infused over 24 h. The primary outcome of the study was the cumulative opioid requirement at 24 and 48 h after intubation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings:<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 110 patients were randomly assigned to either the placebo (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 54) or the magnesium sulfate (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 56) group. The results showed that the cumulative opioid consumption in the magnesium group was significantly less than in the control group at 24 h postintervention (120 mg vs. 214 mg,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001). This difference remained significant at 48 h postintervention (240 mg vs. 433 mg,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001). 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