Aswan Ahmad, Abdul Matin Qaiser, Hanzla Khalid.
Hypomagnesaemia in critically ill patients - a cross-sectional study.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):970-3.

Background: Hypomagnesaemia results due to less intake, re-distribution of magnesium from extracellular to intracellular space, or raised renal or gastrointestinal loss. Hypomagnesaemia can cause severe outcome in ill patients. Aim: To determine the frequency of hypomagnesaemia in critically ill patients. Study Design: Cross sectional survey . Setting: Medical Department Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Duration: 6 months from 1st July 2017 to 31st December 2017 Data Collection: 120 patients were enrolled. Venous blood sample of 1ml was taken from each patient included and sent to hospital laboratory for evaluation of serum magnesium levels. Data was analyzed by SPSS v22. Results: The mean age of patients was 47.91 +- 10.09 years. There were 80 (66.7%) males and 40 (33.3%) females . The mean APACHE II score of patients was 38.66 +- 3.55 . The hypomagnesaemia was found in 30(25%) patients. Conclusion: According to our study the frequency of hypomagnesaemia in critical ill medical patients was 30 (25%).

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