Prevalence Of Hypomagnesaemia In Critically Ill Patients Admitted In Medical Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

Objective: We conducted this study to determine the frequency of hypomagnesaemia in critically ill medical patients.

Methods: This is a Descriptive cross-sectional study involving 120 patients admitted in medical intensive care unit (MICU) of
Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The study was conducted from July 2018 to September 2019. About 1ml sample
of blood was taken from each p atient included and sent to hospital laboratory for evaluation of serum magnesium levels. All
the collected data was entered and analyzed on SPSS v. 23. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 was taken significant.

Results: In our study the mean age of the patients was 42.76 ±12.77 years, the male to female ratio of the patients was 1:1. The
mean value of APACHE II score of the patients was 29.68±2.571. The hypomagnesaemia was found in 28(23.33%) patients.

Conclusion: According to our study the frequency of hypomagnesaemia in c ritical ill medical patients was 28(23.33%)

Keywords:Critical, Medically Ill, Hypomagnesaemia, Patients