Open AccessHypocalcemia in a Saudi intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Muhammad Iqbal,
Rifat Rehmani,
Mohammad Hijazi,
А. М. Али Абдулазиз,
Sayed Kashif
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.39638
Subject(s) - medicine , apache ii , intensive care unit , group b , severity of illness , disease , gastroenterology
Hypocalcemia has been a common abnormality in the West, seen in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). It has also been linked with disease severity. We undertook this study to determine the frequency of hypocalcemia in patients admitted to the intensive care unit.