Open AccessSignificance of serum magnesium levels in critically ill-patients
Author(s) -
Mir Sadaqat Hassan Zafar,
Javaid Iqbal Wani,
Raiesa Karim,
Mohammad Muzaffer Mir,
Parvaiz A Koul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.125690
Subject(s) - hypomagnesemia , medicine , hypokalemia , hypermagnesemia , hyponatremia , critically ill , hypophosphatemia , intensive care unit , prospective cohort study , population , apache ii , magnesium deficiency (plants) , incidence (geometry) , magnesium , materials science , environmental health , metallurgy , physics , optics
Magnesium is one of the major electrolytes, deficiency of which is frequently overlooked in critical illness, leading to an adverse clinical outcome if not monitored regularly.