Correlates of incident hypocalcemia amongst trauma patients in the Western Cape of South Africa: a secondary analysis of the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Prolonged Trauma Care (EpiC) study

Correlates of incident hypocalcemia amongst trauma patients in the Western Cape of South Africa: a secondary analysis of the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Prolonged Trauma Care (EpiC) study

Abstract Background Derangements in ionized calcium are common following trauma, with prior research describing an association between hypocalcemia and adverse outcomes such as mortality, coagulopathy severity, and transfusion requirement. The present study evaluates clinical characteristics of pati...

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Main Authors: Jessica B. Oudakker, Christiaan A. Rees, George Oosthuizen, Elmin Steyn, Shaheem de Vries, Janette Verster, Craig Wylie, Mohammed Mayet, Lesley Hodsdon, Karlien Doubell, Leigh Wagner, L’Oreal Snyders, Denise Lourens, Julia M. Dixon, Jessica L. Wild, Mengli Xiao, Lani Finck, Steven G. Schauer, Hendrick J. Lategan, Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Hypocalcemia
Trauma
Epidemiology
Global health
Hypercalcemia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01441-z
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