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Tonai K, Katayama S, Koyama K, Imahase H, Nunomiya S. Association between hypomagnesemia and serum lactate levels in patients with sepsis: a retrospective observational study. JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA, ANALGESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 2024; 4:23. [PMID: 38570893 PMCID: PMC10988873 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-024-00158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis-3 emphasizes the recognition of sepsis-induced cellular metabolic abnormalities, and utilizes serum lactate level as a biomarker of cellular metabolic abnormalities. Magnesium plays an important role as a cofactor in glucose metabolism, although it is not well known that magnesium deficiency causes elevated serum lactate levels. Additionally, it remains unclear how magnesium status affects the role of serum lactate levels as a marker of metabolic abnormalities in sepsis. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the association between serum magnesium and lactate levels in patients with sepsis and explore this relationship from the perspectives of time course and circulatory abnormalities. METHODS This retrospective observational study of adult patients with sepsis was performed at the 16-bed intensive care unit of Jichi Medical University Hospital between June 2011 and December 2017. The relationship between serum magnesium and lactate levels for 5 days from intensive care unit admission was investigated along the time course. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between serum magnesium and lactate levels during intensive care unit admission. RESULTS Among 759 patients included, 105 had hypomagnesemia (magnesium level < 1.6 mg/dL), 558 had normal serum magnesium levels (1.6-2.4 mg/dL), and 96 had hypermagnesemia (magnesium level > 2.4 mg/dL) at intensive care unit admission. From intensive care unit admission to day 5, the hypomagnesemia group had higher serum lactate levels and a higher frequency of lactic acidosis than the normal magnesium level and hypermagnesemia groups (70% vs. 51.6% vs. 50%; P < 0.001). Hypomagnesemia at intensive care unit admission was independently associated with lactic acidosis, i.e., lactic acid level > 2 mmol/L (odds ratio, 2.76; 95% confidence interval, 1.60-4.76; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Hypomagnesemia was associated with serum lactate levels in the early and post-resuscitation phases of sepsis. Further studies are needed to elucidate whether the magnesium status is associated with sepsis-induced cellular and metabolic abnormalities.
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- Ken Tonai
- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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Mamun GMS, Sarmin M, Alam A, Afroze F, Shahrin L, Shahid ASMSB, Shaima SN, Sultana N, Chisti MJ, Ahmed T. Prevalence and predictors of magnesium imbalance among critically ill diarrheal children and their outcome in a developing country. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295824. [PMID: 38100423 PMCID: PMC10723721 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Despite having essential roles in maintaining human body physiology, magnesium has gained little attention. We sought to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of magnesium imbalance in diarrheal children admitted to an intensive care unit. This retrospective data analysis was conducted among children admitted between January 2019 and December 2019. Eligible children were categorized by serum magnesium levels that were extracted from the hospital database. Among 557 participants, 29 (5.2%) had hypomagnesemia, 344 (61.8%) had normomagnesemia and 184 (33.0%) had hypermagnesemia. By multivariable multinomial logistic regression, we have identified older children (adjusted multinomial odds ratio, mOR 1.01, 95% CI: 1.004-1.018, p = 0.002) as a predictor of hypomagnesemia. Conversely, younger children (adjusted mOR 0.99, 95% CI: 0.982-0.998, p = 0.02), shorter duration of fever (adjusted mOR 0.92, 95% CI: 0.857-0.996, p = 0.04), convulsion (adjusted mOR 1.55, 95% CI: 1.005-2.380, p = 0.047), dehydration (adjusted mOR 3.27, 95% CI: 2.100-5.087, p<0.001), pneumonia (adjusted mOR 2.65, 95% CI: 1.660-4.240, p<0.001) and acute kidney injury (adjusted mOR 2.70, 95% CI: 1.735-4.200, p<0.001) as the independent predictors of hypermagnesemia. The mortality was higher among children with hypermagnesemia (adjusted mOR 2.31, 95% CI: 1.26-4.25, p = 0.007). Prompt identification and management of the magnesium imbalance among critically ill diarrheal children might have survival benefits, especially in resource-limited settings.
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- Gazi Md. Salahuddin Mamun
- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Saglietti F, Girombelli A, Marelli S, Vetrone F, Balzanelli MG, Tabaee Damavandi P. Role of Magnesium in the Intensive Care Unit and Immunomodulation: A Literature Review. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:1122. [PMID: 37376511 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11061122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Both the role and the importance of magnesium in clinical practice have grown considerably in recent years. Emerging evidence suggests an association between loss of magnesium homeostasis and increased mortality in the critical care setting. The underlying mechanism is still unclear, but an increasing number of in vivo and in vitro studies on magnesium's immunomodulating capabilities may shed some light on the matter. This review aims to discuss the evidence behind magnesium homeostasis in critically ill patients, and its link with intensive care unit mortality via a likely magnesium-induced dysregulation of the immune response. The underlying pathogenetic mechanisms, and their implications for clinical outcomes, are discussed. The available evidence strongly supports the crucial role of magnesium in immune system regulation and inflammatory response. The loss of magnesium homeostasis has been associated with an elevated risk of bacterial infections, exacerbated sepsis progression, and detrimental effects on the cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and renal systems, ultimately leading to increased mortality. However, magnesium supplementation has been shown to be beneficial in these conditions, highlighting the importance of maintaining adequate magnesium levels in the intensive care setting.
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- Francesco Saglietti
- Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, Department of Emergency and Critical Care, 12100 Cuneo, Italy
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive care and Emergency Medicine, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, 69000 Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Prehospital Emergency Medicine, ASL TA, Italian Society of Prehospital Emergency Medicine (SIS 118), 74121 Taranto, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Tonai K, Katayama S, Koyama K, Sata N, Tomioka Y, Imahase H, Nunomiya S. Association between hypomagnesemia and coagulopathy in sepsis: a retrospective observational study. BMC Anesthesiol 2022; 22:359. [PMID: 36424547 PMCID: PMC9685885 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-022-01903-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypomagnesemia reportedly has significant associations with poor clinical outcomes such as increased mortality and septic shock in patients with sepsis. Although the mechanism underlying these outcomes mostly remains unclear, some experimental data suggest that magnesium deficiency could potentiate coagulation activation in sepsis. However, in sepsis, the association between serum magnesium levels and coagulopathy, including disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), remains unknown. Thus, we aimed to investigate the relationship between serum magnesium levels and coagulation status and the association between hypomagnesemia and DIC in patients with sepsis. METHODS This retrospective observational study was conducted at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital from June 2011 to December 2017. Patients older than 19 years who met the Sepsis-3 definition were included. We categorized patients into three groups according to their serum magnesium levels: hypomagnesemia (< 1.6 mg/dL), normal serum magnesium level (1.6-2.4 mg/dL), and hypermagnesemia (> 2.4 mg/dL). We investigated the association between serum magnesium levels and overt DIC at the time of ICU admission according to the criteria of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. RESULTS Among 753 patients included in this study, 181 had DIC, 105 had hypomagnesemia, 552 had normal serum magnesium levels, and 96 had hypermagnesemia. Patients with hypomagnesemia had a more activated coagulation status indicated by lower platelet counts, lower fibrinogen levels, higher prothrombin time-international normalized ratios, higher thrombin-antithrombin complex, and more frequent DIC than those with normal serum magnesium levels and hypermagnesemia (DIC: 41.9% vs. 20.6% vs. 24.0%, P < 0.001). The coagulation status in patients with hypomagnesemia was more augmented toward suppressed fibrinolysis than that in patients with normal serum magnesium levels and hypermagnesemia. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that hypomagnesemia was independently associated with DIC (odds ratio, 1.69; 95% confidence interval, 1.00-2.84; P = 0.048) after adjusting for several confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS Patients with hypomagnesemia had a significantly activated coagulation status and suppressed fibrinolysis. Hypomagnesemia was independently associated with DIC in patients with sepsis. Therefore, the treatment of hypomagnesemia may be a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of coagulopathy in sepsis.
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- Ken Tonai
- grid.410804.90000000123090000Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 Japan
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- grid.410804.90000000123090000Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 Japan
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- grid.410804.90000000123090000Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 Japan
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- grid.410804.90000000123090000Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 Japan
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- grid.410804.90000000123090000Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 Japan
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- grid.410804.90000000123090000Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 Japan
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- grid.410804.90000000123090000Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 Japan
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Hypermagnesaemia, but Not Hypomagnesaemia, Is a Predictor of Inpatient Mortality in Critically Ill Children with Sepsis. DISEASE MARKERS 2022; 2022:3893653. [PMID: 35126786 PMCID: PMC8814719 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3893653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Objective The effect of serum magnesium on the prognosis of children with sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is unclear. This study was designed to assess the risk of inpatient mortality for children with sepsis in the PICU based on serum magnesium levels at admission. Methods We collected patients' clinical information from the Pediatric Intensive Care database and then performed locally weighted scatterplot smoothing (LOWESS) analysis, Kaplan–Meier analysis, and multivariate logistic regression to determine the relationship between admission serum magnesium and inpatient mortality in children with sepsis. Results A total of 974 critically ill children with sepsis were included, with 246 patients in the hypomagnesemia group, 666 in the normal group, and 62 in the hypermagnesemia group. The chi-square test suggested that the hypermagnesemia group had higher in-hospital mortality than the normal group (14.5% vs. 2.4%, P < 0.001). Kaplan–Meier curves revealed that the 30-day overall survival rate was lower in the hypermagnesaemia group than in the normal group (P < 0.001). The multivariate logistic regression model revealed that hypermagnesaemia was a risk factor related to inpatient mortality (odds ratio 4.22, 95% CI 1.55-11.50), while hypomagnesaemia was not a significant factor for inpatient mortality (odds ratio 0.78, 95% CI 0.26-2.32). Conclusion Hypermagnesaemia, but not hypomagnesaemia, is a predictor of inpatient mortality in critically ill children with sepsis.
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Machine Learning Consensus Clustering Approach for Hospitalized Patients with Dysmagnesemia. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11112119. [PMID: 34829467 PMCID: PMC8619519 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11112119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to classify patients with serum magnesium derangement on hospital admission into clusters using unsupervised machine learning approach and to evaluate the mortality risks among these distinct clusters. METHODS Consensus cluster analysis was performed based on demographic information, principal diagnoses, comorbidities, and laboratory data in hypomagnesemia (serum magnesium ≤ 1.6 mg/dL) and hypermagnesemia cohorts (serum magnesium ≥ 2.4 mg/dL). Each cluster's key features were determined using the standardized mean difference. The associations of the clusters with hospital mortality and one-year mortality were assessed. RESULTS In hypomagnesemia cohort (n = 13,320), consensus cluster analysis identified three clusters. Cluster 1 patients had the highest comorbidity burden and lowest serum magnesium. Cluster 2 patients had the youngest age, lowest comorbidity burden, and highest kidney function. Cluster 3 patients had the oldest age and lowest kidney function. Cluster 1 and cluster 3 were associated with higher hospital and one-year mortality compared to cluster 2. In hypermagnesemia cohort (n = 4671), the analysis identified two clusters. Compared to cluster 1, the key features of cluster 2 included older age, higher comorbidity burden, more hospital admissions primarily due to kidney disease, more acute kidney injury, and lower kidney function. Compared to cluster 1, cluster 2 was associated with higher hospital mortality and one-year mortality. CONCLUSION Our cluster analysis identified clinically distinct phenotypes with differing mortality risks in hospitalized patients with dysmagnesemia. Future studies are required to assess the application of this ML consensus clustering approach to care for hospitalized patients with dysmagnesemia.
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Magnesium (Mg2+) is the second most abundant intracellular and fourth extracellular cation found in the body and is involved in a wide range of functions in the human cell and human physiology. Its role in most of the enzyme processes (ATP-ases)-stabilisation of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), regulation of calcium and potassium ion channels, proliferation, glucose metabolism and apoptosis-make it one of the most important cations in the cell. Three pathogenetic mechanisms are mainly implicated in the development of hypomagnesaemia: reduced food intake, decreased intestinal absorption and increased renal excretion of Mg2+. This review presents the function of Mg2+, how it is handled in the kidney and the drugs that cause hypomagnesaemia. The frequency and the number of drugs like diuretics and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) that are used daily in medical practice are discussed in order to prevent and treat adverse effects by providing an insight into Mg2+ homeostasis.
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- Periklis Katopodis
- Department of Biosciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, London, UB8 3PH, UK.
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, London, UB8 3PH, UK
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Al Alawi AM, Berhane T, Majoni SW, Falhammar H. Patients characteristics and health outcomes in patients hospitalized with hypomagnesemia: a retrospective study from a single center in the Northern Territory of Australia. Intern Med J 2021; 52:1544-1553. [PMID: 34219349 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM This research aimed to study the clinical and biochemical characteristics and health outcomes of patients admitted and found to have hypomagnesemia in an Australian hospital with a high proportion of Indigenous Australians. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all patients with hypomagnesemia hospitalised between 1st August 2008 and 31st December 2014 at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH). All relevant demographic, clinical, and biochemical were collected from patients' medical records. The hospital database was reviewed in January 2018 for mortality of all included patients. RESULTS 876 patients had been admitted with a confirmed diagnosis of hypomagnesemia during the study period, with mean follow up period of 4.0 ±2.7 years. The mean age at admission was 52.4 ± 19.1 years, 52.2% were females and, 56.5% were Indigenous Australians. Chronic kidney disease (99.7%), excessive alcohol consumption (45.7%), hypertension (43.9%), and respiratory diseases (15.0%) were the most common conditions in these patients. Hypomagnesemia was associated with prolonged length of hospital stay. Most patients did not receive treatment for hypomagnesaemia during admission. During the follow-up period, 38.6% of patients died, and the most common causes of death were malignancies (29.9%). CONCLUSION Hypomagnesemia was a common and under-treated condition in hospitalised patients and was associated with poor health outcomes. Therefore, hospitals should develop guidelines for replacing and monitoring magnesium levels during hospitalisation, achieving better outcomes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Abdullah M Al Alawi
- Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.,Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.,Northern Territory Medical Program, Flinders University School of Medicine, Darwin, NT, Australia.,Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.,Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.,Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
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Thongprayoon C, Cheungpasitporn W, Hansrivijit P, Thirunavukkarasu S, Chewcharat A, Medaura J, Mao MA, Kashani KB. Association of serum magnesium level change with in-hospital mortality. BMJ Evid Based Med 2020; 25:206-212. [PMID: 31980468 DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The objective of this study was to assess the association of in-hospital mortality risk based on change in serum magnesium levels in hospitalised patients. All adult patients admitted to our hospital from years 2009 to 2013 with at least two serum magnesium measurements during hospitalisation were included. Serum magnesium change, defined as the absolute difference between the highest and lowest serum magnesium, was categorised into six groups: 0-0.2, 0.3-0.4, 0.5-0.6, 0.7-0.8, 0.9-1.0, ≥1.1 mg/dL. In-hospital mortality was the outcome of interest. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between serum magnesium change and in-hospital mortality, using serum magnesium change of 0.0-0.2 mg/dL as the reference group. A total of 42 141 patients, with the median serum magnesium change during hospital stay of 0.3 (IQR 0.2-0.6) mg/dL, were studied. In-hospital mortality based on serum magnesium change of 0-0.2, 0.3-0.4, 0.5-0.6, 0.7-0.8, 0.9-1.0, ≥1.1 mg/dL was 1.3%, 2.3%, 3.1%, 5.0%, 6.5%, and 8.8%, respectively (p<0.001). After adjustment for potential confounders, increased serum magnesium change was significantly associated with higher in-hospital mortality with adjusted OR of 1.39 (95% 1.14-1.69) in serum magnesium change of 0.3-0.4, 1.48 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.81) in 0.5-0.6, 1.89 (95% CI 1.53 to 2.34) in 0.7-0.8, 1.85 (95% CI 1.45 to 2.37) in 0.9-1.0 and 1.89 (95% CI 1.48 to 2.41) in ≥1.1 mg/dL when compared with serum magnesium change group of 0-0.2 mg/dL. Increased in-hospital mortality was associated with both downward and upward trends of serum magnesium change during hospitalisation. The greater extent of change in serum magnesium levels was progressively associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
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- Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Castelán-Martínez OD, Palomo-Colli MA, Barrios-López VE, Silva-Jivaja KM, Juárez-Villegas LE, Castañeda-Hernández G, Sánchez-Rodríguez MA. Efficacy and safety of oral magnesium supplementation in reducing febrile neutropenia episodes in children with solid tumors treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy: randomized clinical trial. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2020; 86:673-679. [PMID: 33030582 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-020-04155-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Hypomagnesemia has been associated with febrile neutropenia (FN) in pediatric patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy (CDDPBC). The primary aim was to determine whether oral magnesium supplementation reduces FN episodes in pediatric patients with solid tumors treated with CDDPBC. METHOD This randomized clinical trial, with open-label, single-center, parallel group and superiority design was conducted in Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez at Mexico City. Children ≥ 9 years with solid tumors that were to receive a CDDPBC cycle were invited to participate. Each chemotherapy cycle with CDDPBC was randomly assigned to receive oral magnesium supplementation (250 mg/day) or not receive magnesium supplementation (control group). Efficacy was determined by relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) as well as with numbers needed to treat (NNT). Active surveillance was conducted to assess safety in both groups. Analyses were carried out by intention to treat. ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT03449693. RESULTS One hundred and one chemotherapy cycles with CDDPBC were analyzed (50 in the magnesium supplement arm and 51 in control group). Baseline clinical characteristics were similar comparing both groups. Oral magnesium supplementation reduces FN episodes compared to control group [RR 0.53, (95% CI 0.32-0.89), NNT = 4]. In the supplemented group, patients had fewer episodes of septic shock secondary to FN [RR 0.43, (95% CI 0.02-0.94), NNT = 6] and FN appeared on average 5 days later (p = 0.031). Hypomagnesemia episodes and adverse events were similar across both groups. CONCLUSION Oral supplementation with magnesium reduces FN episodes neutropenia in pediatric patients with solid tumors treated with CDDPBC.
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- Osvaldo D Castelán-Martínez
- Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, UMIEZ, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Batalla 5 de mayo s/n esquina Fuerte de Loreto, Col. Ejército de Oriente, Iztapalapa, CP 09230, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Onco-Hematology Department, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Onco-Hematology Department, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico.,Pharmacology Department, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, UMIEZ, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Batalla 5 de mayo s/n esquina Fuerte de Loreto, Col. Ejército de Oriente, Iztapalapa, CP 09230, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Onco-Hematology Department, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pharmacology Department, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Chewcharat A, Petnak T, Mao MA, Davis PW, Bathini T, Vallabhajosyula S, Qureshi F, Erickson SB. Hospital-Acquired Dysmagnesemia and In-Hospital Mortality. Med Sci (Basel) 2020; 8:E37. [PMID: 32882826 PMCID: PMC7565056 DOI: 10.3390/medsci8030037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background and Objectives: This study aimed to report the incidence of hospital-acquired dysmagnesemia and its association with in-hospital mortality in adult general hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods: We studied 26,020 adult hospitalized patients from 2009 to 2013 who had normal admission serum magnesium levels and at least two serum magnesium measurements during hospitalization. The normal range of serum magnesium was 1.7-2.3 mg/dL. We categorized in-hospital serum magnesium levels based on the occurrence of hospital-acquired hypomagnesemia and/or hypermagnesemia. We assessed the association between hospital-acquired dysmagnesemia and in-hospital mortality using multivariable logistic regression. Results: 28% of patients developed hospital-acquired dysmagnesemia. Fifteen per cent had hospital-acquired hypomagnesemia only, 10% had hospital-acquired hypermagnesemia only, and 3% had both hospital-acquired hypomagnesemia and hypermagnesemia. Compared with patients with persistently normal serum magnesium levels in hospital, those with hospital-acquired hypomagnesemia only (OR 1.77; p < 0.001), hospital-acquired hypermagnesemia only (OR 2.31; p < 0.001), and both hospital-acquired hypomagnesemia and hypermagnesemia (OR 2.14; p < 0.001) were significantly associated with higher in-hospital mortality. Conclusions: Hospital-acquired dysmagnesemia affected approximately one-fourth of hospitalized patients. Hospital-acquired hypomagnesemia and hypermagnesemia were significantly associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
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- Wisit Cheungpasitporn
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (A.C.); (F.Q.); (S.B.E.)
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA;
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (A.C.); (F.Q.); (S.B.E.)
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (A.C.); (F.Q.); (S.B.E.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA;
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (A.C.); (F.Q.); (S.B.E.)
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (A.C.); (F.Q.); (S.B.E.)
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Malinowska J, Małecka M, Ciepiela O. Variations in Magnesium Concentration Are Associated with Increased Mortality: Study in an Unselected Population of Hospitalized Patients. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12061836. [PMID: 32575600 PMCID: PMC7353204 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Dysmagnesemia is a serious disturbance of microelement homeostasis. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of serum magnesium concentrations in hospitalized patients according to gender, age, and result of hospitalization. The study was conducted from February 2018 to January 2019 at the Central Clinical Hospital in Warsaw. Laboratory test results from 20,438 patients were included in this retrospective analysis. When a lower reference value 0.65 mmol/L was applied, hypermagnesemia occurred in 196 patients (1%), hypomagnesemia in 1505 patients (7%), and normomagnesemia in 18,711 patients (92%). At a lower reference value of 0.75 mmol/L, hypomagnesemia was found in 25% and normomagnesemia in 74% of patients. At a lower reference value of 0.85 mmol/L, hypomagnesemia was found in 60% and normomagnesemia in 39% of patients. Either hypo- or hyper-magnesemia was associated with increased risk of in-hospital mortality. This risk is the highest in patients with hypermagnesemia (40.1% of deaths), but also increases inversely with magnesium concentration below 0.85 mmol/L. Serum magnesium concentration was not gender-dependent, and there was a slight positive correlation with age (p < 0.0001, r = 0.07). Large fluctuations in serum magnesium level were associated with increased mortality (p = 0.0017). The results indicate that dysmagnesemia is associated with severe diseases and generally severe conditions. To avoid misdiagnosis, an increase of a lower cut-off for serum magnesium concentration to at least 0.75 mmol/L is suggested.
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- Justyna Malinowska
- Students Scientific Group of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-599-24-05
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Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Bathini T, Hansrivijit P, Vaitla P, Medaura J, Vallabhajosyula S, Chewcharat A, Mao MA, Erickson SB. Impact of admission serum magnesium levels on long-term mortality in hospitalized patients. Hosp Pract (1995) 2020; 48:80-85. [PMID: 32005074 DOI: 10.1080/21548331.2020.1724723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impact of admission serum magnesium on long-term mortality in hospitalized patients was unclear. This study aimed to assess the long-term mortality risk based on admission of serum magnesium in hospitalized patients. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary referral hospital. We included all adult patients admitted to Mayo Clinic Hospital, Minnesota, between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2013, who had available admission serum magnesium. We categorized serum magnesium into ≤1.4, 1.5-1.6, 1.7-1.8, 1.9-2.0, 2.1-2.2, ≥2.3 mg/dL. We estimated the 1-year mortality risk based on various admission serum magnesium levels using Kaplan-Meier plot and assessed the association of admission serum magnesium with 1-year mortality using Cox proportional hazard analysis. We selected serum magnesium of 1.7-1.8 mg/dL as the reference group for mortality comparison. RESULTS We included a total of 65,974 patients, with a mean admission serum magnesium of 1.9 ± 0.3 mg/dL in this study. The 1-year mortality was 15.7%, 15.8%, 15.5%, 16.7%, 19.0%, and 25.6% in admission serum magnesium of ≤1.4, 1.5-1.6, 1.7-1.8, 1.9-2.0, 2.1-2.2, ≥2.3 mg/dL, respectively (p < 0.001). After adjustment for confounders, admission serum magnesium of 1.9-2.0, 2.1-2.2, and ≥2.3 mg/dL were significantly associated with increased 1-year mortality compared with magnesium of 1.7-1.8 mg/dL with adjusted HR of 1.09 (95% CI 1.02-1.15), 1.22 (95% CI 1.14-1.30), and 1.55 (95% CI 1.45-1.55), respectively. There was no significant difference in 1-year mortality risk between low serum magnesium ≤1.6 mg/dL and magnesium of 1.7-1.8 mg/dL. CONCLUSION Hypermagnesemia, but not hypomagnesemia, at the time of hospital admission was associated with increased 1-year mortality among hospitalized patients.
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- Wisit Cheungpasitporn
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center , Jackson, MS, USA
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona , Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle , Harrisburg, PA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center , Jackson, MS, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center , Jackson, MS, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic , Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, MN, USA
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Safaryan AS, Sargsyan VS, Kamyshova TV, Akhmedzhanov NM, Nebieridze DV, Poddubskaya EA. The Role of Magnesium in the Development of Cardiovascular Diseases and the Possibility of their Prevention and Correction with Magnesium Preparations (Part 1). RATIONAL PHARMACOTHERAPY IN CARDIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.20996/1819-6446-2019-15-5-725-735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The article is devoted to the influence of magnesium on the homeostasis of the body and, in particular, on the cardiovascular system. It describes the importance of the presence and effects of magnesium on various key processes and functions occurring in the body. The reasons for the lack of magnesium and ways to replenish it both in the natural way (eating, certain foods) and magnesium preparations are considered. The article provides examples of large randomized studies that prove the importance of the influence of normal magnesium levels on human health in general and on the state of the cardiovascular system. These studies show how magnesium deficiency increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and how it can be reduced. It is also shown which trace elements and vitamins are closely related to magnesium metabolism, and how they (in particular, potassium and vitamin B6) improve and facilitate the normalization of magnesium levels. It is noted how comorbidity decreases with the normalization of magnesium level – the higher the magnesium level in the blood plasma (closer to the upper limit and more), the less comorbidity and longer life expectancy. Magnesium is an absolutely essential ion and a good medicine. Magnesium deficiency and hypomagnesemia are quite common, difficult to diagnose (due to underestimation and rare level control) and accompany many diseases of the cardiovascular system and beyond. The widespread use of organic magnesium salts would improve the situation as a whole, due to their universal multiple effect on many processes in the body. This is an integral part of therapeutic and preventive measures in patients with already existing diseases and in people who do not have diseases, but who are at risk due to existing hypomagnesemia.
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- A. S. Safaryan
- National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine
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Beliaev AM, Zyul'korneeva S, Rowbotham D, Bergin CJ. Screening acute cholangitis patients for sepsis. ANZ J Surg 2019; 89:1457-1461. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.15432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Andrei M. Beliaev
- Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical UnitAuckland City Hospital Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyAuckland City Hospital Auckland New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medical and Health SciencesThe University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand
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Magnesium protects against sepsis by blocking gasdermin D N-terminal-induced pyroptosis. Cell Death Differ 2019; 27:466-481. [PMID: 31209359 DOI: 10.1038/s41418-019-0366-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hypomagnesemia is a significant risk factor for critically ill patients to develop sepsis, a life-threatening disease with a mortality rate over 25%. Our clinic data analysis showed that hypomagnesemia is associated with a decreased monocyte count in septic patients. At the cellular level, we found that Mg2+ inhibits pyroptosis. Specifically, Mg2+ limits the oligomerization and membrane localization of gasdermin D N-terminal (GSDMD-NT) upon the activation of either the canonical or noncanonical pyroptotic pathway. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that Ca2+ influx is a prerequisite for the function of GSDMD-NT. Mg2+ blocks Ca2+ influx by inhibiting the ATP-gated Ca2+ channel P2X7, thereby impeding the function of GSDMD-NT and inhibiting lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced noncanonical pyroptosis. Furthermore, Mg2+ administration protects mice from LPS-induced lethal septic shock. Together, our data reveal the underlying mechanism of how Mg2+ inhibits pyroptosis and suggest potential clinic applications of magnesium supplementation for sepsis prevention and treatment.
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Jafari M, Di Napoli M, Lattanzi S, Mayer SA, Bachour S, Bershad EM, Damani R, Datta YH, Divani AA. Serum magnesium level and hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. J Neurol Sci 2019; 398:39-44. [PMID: 30682519 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating subtype of stroke that results in significant rates of mortality and morbidities. The initial hematoma volume, hematoma expansion (HE), blood pressure (BP), and coagulopathy are considered strong predictors of clinical outcomes and mortality. Low serum magnesium (Mg++) levels have been shown to be associated with larger initial hematoma and greater HE. Coagulopathy, platelet dysfunction, high BP, and increased inflammatory response might form the mechanistic link between low serum Mg++ levels, larger hematoma size and greater HE. However, randomized clinical trials administering intravenous Mg++ have shown no benefit over placebo in ICH patients. The confounding effect of hypocalcemia and a delay in Mg++ trafficking across the blood-brain barrier might explain the futile results for intravenous Mg++ therapy. In the current review, we will discuss the evidence regarding the possible role of low serum Mg++ level on HE in acute ICH.
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- Mostafa Jafari
- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Neurology, San Camillo de' Lellis District General Hospital, Rieti, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
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Nasser R, Naffaa ME, Mashiach T, Azzam ZS, Braun E. The association between serum magnesium levels and community-acquired pneumonia 30-day mortality. BMC Infect Dis 2018; 18:698. [PMID: 30587164 PMCID: PMC6307202 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3627-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common illness affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. Few studies have investigated the relationship between serum magnesium levels and outcomes of these patients. We aimed to study the association between serum magnesium levels and 30-day mortality among patients with CAP. Methods Retrospective overview of patients hospitalized with CAP between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2016. Participants were analyzed retrospectively in order to identify the risk factors for a primary endpoint of 30-day mortality. Normal levels of magnesium levels in our laboratory varies between 1.35 and 2.4 mg/dl. Results 3851 patients were included in our cohort. Age > 75 years, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) > 20 mg/dl, hypoalbuminemia, and abnormal levels of magnesium were all associated with increased risk of 30-day mortality. Normal magnesium levels were associated with the lowest mortality rate (14.7%). Notably, within the normal levels, high normal magnesium levels (2–2.4 mg/dl) were correlated with higher mortality rates (30.3%) as compared to levels that ranged between 1.35–2 mg/dl (12.9%). Hypomagnesemia and hypermagnesemia were both associated with excess of 30-day mortality, 18.4 and 50%, respectively. Conclusion Hypomagnesemia and hypermagnesemia on admission were associated with an increased rate of 30-day mortality among adult patients hospitalized with CAP. Interestingly, magnesium levels within the upper normal limits were associated with higher mortality.
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- Roni Nasser
- Department of Internal Medicine "B", Ramabm Health Care Campus, HaAliya HaShniya St 8, 3109601, Haifa, Israel.
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine "B", Ramabm Health Care Campus, HaAliya HaShniya St 8, 3109601, Haifa, Israel.,The Rappaport's Faculty of Medicine, The Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel
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- The Rappaport's Faculty of Medicine, The Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel.,Department of Internal Medicine "H", Ramabm Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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