Comment on: Platelet counts and mean platelet volume in association with serum magnesium in maintenance hemodialysis patients. | Zendy

Azar Baradaran | Zendy

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Comment on: Platelet counts and mean platelet volume in association with serum magnesium in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Author(s) -

Azar Baradaran

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

pubmed

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.226

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2345-2781

DOI - 10.12861/jrip.2012.05

Subject(s) - hemodialysis , medicine , mean platelet volume , platelet , magnesium , gastroenterology , intensive care medicine , metallurgy , materials science

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:Bleeding tendency is frequently seen due to disturbances in platelet adhesion and aggregation in hemodialysis. Rafieian-Kopaie and his colleague undertaken a study on 36 chronic hemodialysis patients. They found a negative association of serum magnesium with mean platelet volume. This finding needs further consideration to find clinical significance of this study.

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