Haider, Dominik; Lindner, Gregor; Ahmad, Sufian; Sauter, Thomas; Wolzt, Michael; Leichtle, Alexander Benedikt; Fiedler, Martin; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis; Fuhrmann, Valentin (2015). Hypermagnesemia is a strong independent risk factor for mortality in critically ill patients: results from a cross-sectional study. European journal of internal medicine, 26(7), pp. 504-507. Pozzi 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.05.013
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BACKGROUND
Patients with electrolyte imbalances or disorders have a high risk of mortality. It is unknown if this finding from sodium or potassium disorders extends to alterations of magnesium levels.
METHODS AND PATIENTS
In this cross-sectional analysis, all emergency room patients between 2010 and 2011 at the Inselspital Bern, Switzerland, were included. A multivariable logistic regression model was performed to assess the association between magnesium levels and in-hospital mortality up to 28days.
RESULTS
A total of 22,239 subjects were screened for the study. A total of 5339 patients had plasma magnesium concentrations measured at hospital admission and were included into the analysis. A total of 6.3% of the 352 patients with hypomagnesemia and 36.9% of the 151 patients with hypermagnesemia died. In a multivariate Cox regression model hypermagnesemia (HR 11.6, p<0.001) was a strong independent risk factor for mortality. In these patients diuretic therapy revealed to be protective (HR 0.5, p=0.007). Hypomagnesemia was not associated with mortality (p>0.05). Age was an independent risk factor for mortality (both p<0.001).
CONCLUSION
The study does demonstrate a possible association between hypermagnesemia measured upon admission in the emergency department, and early in-hospital mortality.
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