Abstract

CIEZA ZEVALLOS, Javier Antonio; AGURTO GARCIA, Camilla Sofía  and  GAYOSO LIVIAC, Diego Danilo. Evaluation and relevance of serum magnesium values in adult patients attending the emergency room of a general hospital in Lima, Peru. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2018, vol.29, n.2, pp.69-75. ISSN 1018-130X.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v29i2.3345.

Objectives: To describe the frequency and features of serum magnesium derangements in patients attending the emergency room of a general hospital in Lima, Peru. Methods: A descriptive study was carried-out including 180 adult patients admitted to the observation unit of the emergency room selected by accidental sampling. Univariate and binary logistic regression were performed using the SPSS V18.0 software. Results: hypomagnesemia was found in 16.4% and hypermagnesemia in 18%. An association between certain variables and serum levels of magnesium was found (p<0.05). Conclusions: Serum magnesium derangements are frequent; it is important to evaluate these derangements with renal function as well as to measure magnesium body levels more accurately.

Keywords : Magnesium; hospitalization; electrolytes.

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