Effects of magnesium on clinical outcome of critical care traumatic patients

2MD: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Fellowship of Cardiac Anesthesia, Tracheal Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3MD, Anesthesiologist, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

4MD, Fellowship of critical care, Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Fellowship of Cardiac Anesthesia, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia:Vol. 2, issue 1; e149525

Published online:Jan 01, 2017

Article type:Original Articles

How to Cite:Seyed Muhammad Nasir-al-din Tabatabaeialireza jahangirifardMehrnegar SafarzaeiMajid Golestani EraghiMaziar MahjoubifardEffects of magnesium on clinical outcome of critical care traumatic patients.J Cell Mol Anesth.2(1):e149525.https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v2i1.13579.

Abstract

Background: Magnesium (Mg) is a necessary element in a vast number of enzymatic paths throughout the body, so, its cellular mechanisms affect clinical outcome; it is also the main second intracellular cation playing a crucial role in ATP/ADP energy conversion. Lack of Mg is usually reported in 10% of hospitalized patients worldwide. Chronic hypomagnesaemia is also in correlation with many chronic pathologic conditions. The present study was designed to assess the correlation of the serum level of Mg in ICU admitted patients with their prognosis.Materials and Methods: Through a retrospective cross-sectional design, 180 ICU admitted patients over 18 years, between 2012 and 2014 were enrolled in the study; 90 had normomagnesemia and 90 hypomagnesaemia. APACHE II score was calculated for patients after 24 hours of admission in ICU before measuring serum Mg level of each patient. Then, patients' outcomes were assessed. Mortality, hospital stay, requirement for mechanical ventilation and duration of mechanical ventilation were recorded.Results: Out of total patients with normal serum Mg 22 (22.4%) died while 36 (40%) died with hypomagnesaemia. There was no significant difference between the groups for the length of hospital stay. 48.9% of total patients with normal Mg who were admitted in ICU needed ventilator, but 78.9% of hypomagnesaemia cases were to use ventilator who were significantly higher than the other group. In terms of the time of ventilator use, a significant difference was seen between the patients with normal or low serum Mg. Individuals with normal Mg needed more days of ventilation, interestingly (26.5 vs. 17.5 days).Conclusion: Low serum magnesium could be a key factor for assessing prognosis among ICU admitted patients, especially in critically ill ones.???

Keywords

Magnesium

critical care

clinical outcome

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Seyed Muhammad Nasir-al-din Tabatabaei:[PubMed][Scholar]
alireza jahangirifard:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mehrnegar Safarzaei:[PubMed][Scholar]
Majid Golestani Eraghi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Maziar Mahjoubifard:[PubMed][Scholar]