Hypocalcemia in acute respiratory alkalosis

ABSTRACT

The objective was to compare the two procedures of treatment for hypocalcemia in acute respiratory alkalosis performed by rebreathing into a small paper bag with that of the IV calcium replacement therapy. 25 patients with clinical manifestations of hypocalcemia admitted to the Department of Emergency, Cho Ray Hospital were prospectively included in this study. Patients were divided into two groups according to the time of day they visited the emergency department. Group I was treated by IV calcium replacement. Group II was treated rebreathing into a small paper bag without drug. In conclusion, group I had 3.80.8 minute and group II had 4.41.17 minute to disappear the manifestations of hypocalcemia. The average statistical test between these two groups in this study has shown that the two procedures were not different statistical significance: