PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF HYPONATREMIA AND HYPOMAGNESEMIA IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Dr. Ganeswar Sethy*, Dr. Geetanjali Sethy, Dr. Antressa Jose, Dr. Arakhita Swain and Dr. Saiprasanna Behera
ABSTRACT
Electrolyte disturbances are important determinant of outcome in ICU admitted patients with multi-organ dysfunction. This study is conducted in a ICU setup of a referral hospital. 100 critically ill patients are taken as study subjects. Mean age of study population range from 22- 90 years. 58% of study population are males. Common electrolyte abnormality observed in present study are hyponatremia (65%) followed by hypomagnesemia. Mortality is highest in severe hyponatremia (83.3%) group followed by hypomagnesemia (66.7%).
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