Value of ionized hypocalcaemia in surgical serious patients ZHU / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Ionized calcium is a divalent cation involved in many critical cellular processes,such as regulating intracellular enzyme activity,signal transduction,gland secretion,hormone-receptor bind and activating clotting mechanism,but ionized hypocalcaemia is commonly found in critically illness,for instance serious trauma,major operation,sepsis and severe pancreatitis.The article reviews ionized hypocalcaemia with correlation of the prognosis and ill severity of surgical serious patients.