Usefulness and feasibility of measuring ionized calcium in haemodialysis patients

Conclusion
In the present study, we report that (1) delayed ICa measure is feasible in dialysis patients using a freezing technique, (2) hypocalcaemia is highly prevalent in HD patients and poorly predicted by Alb-Ca level, (3) the main factor associated with ICa level is sex of the individual and (4) calcaemia is not associated with survival rate using any of the three methods.

Source: CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal - July 27, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jean, G., Granjon, S., Zaoui, E., Deleaval, P., Hurot, J.-M., Lorriaux, C., Mayor, B., Chazot, C. Tags: HAEMODIALYSIS Source Type: research