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Table 4 Continues Mg infusions over 24 h

From: Hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients

Author

N

Age, years

Male (%)

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

Dose/diluent over 24 h

Serum change (mEq/L)

mEq/L rise/g Mg given

Shechter et al. [112]

96

66

65

≤ 3

130 mEq/500 mL 5% dextrose in water

1.65–2.82

0.007

Raghu et al. [113]

169

52.9

85

≤ 3

146 mEq/100 mL 0.9% NaCl

1.3–3.6

0.11

Rasmussen et al. [114]

56

64.6

70

≤ 3

100 mEq/1000 mL 5% dextrose in water

1.5–2.46

0.08

Woods et al. [79]

1159

61.4

74

≤ 3.4

146 mEq/50 mL 0.9% NaCl

1.64–3.1

0.08

  1. Adapted from [127]