Frequency of hypomagnesemia in children that admitted in PICU

Background:Magnesium is the fourth most abundant cation in the human body only after sodium, potassium andcalcium and is the third intracellular cation .Magnesium is essential for human body health for the reason that ionized magnesium is involved in the interaction of more than 300 enzyme reactions and is important for electrolyte homeostasis, membrane stability, cell division, and generation of action potentials.hypomagnesaemia is one of the most common electrolyte disturbances in hospitalized patients(12%), especially in the critically ill. The incidence of hypo-magnesemia varies from 20% to 65% in patients admitted to ICU.Metods:In this study we searched about serom levels of magnesium in 150 childeren admitted to the PICU of AliebneAbitaleb peace be upon him hospital and it’s relationship with outcome and riskfactors.We found information with data forms and used SPSS softwar to analyse this data.Result:In this study the incidene of hypomagnesemia in first day of hospitalization was 35.3%.and incidence of hypomagnesemia in dead patients was more than others Conclusion:Hypomagnesemia in patients admitted to intensive care unit is common and have realationship to outcomes

Keywords:

Hypomagnesemia , PICU , outcome