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Table 2 Changes in serum total and ionised calcium, magnesium and phosphate

From: Acute fluid shifts influence the assessment of serum vitamin D status in critically ill patients

 

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

Total calcium (mmol/L)

2.2 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.1*

2.1 ± 0.2*

2.1 ± 0.1*

2.3 ± 0.1*

i[Ca] (mmol/L)

1.1 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1*

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.04

Mg++ (mmol/L)

1.1 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.1*

PO43- (mmol/L)

1.1 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2*

1.0 ± 0.2*

1.2 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

  1. *Significantly different from baseline (P < 0.01).T1 - baseline, T2 - five minutes after onset of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (time of maximal fluid effect), T3 - on return to the intensive care unit, T4 - 24 hrs after surgery, T5 - five days after surgery.
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