Title: Change of blood calcium level post burn and the efficacy of calcium therapy
Abstract: Objective: To study the change of blood calcium level post burn and the best time of calcium therapy. Method: Burn patients were divided into 3 groups, 30 patients in each group. In calcium therapy group one, patients were injected with 10 ml 10% calcium gluconate solution 2 times every day for 5 days successively. In calcium therapy group two, patients received calcium gluconate injection every other day for 10 days and in control group, no calcium gluconate was applied. Blood concentration of calcium and other ions were determined and the results compared. Result: Patients in the 3 groups had blood calcium concentration lower than normal value (2.25~2.75 mmol/L). Patients in the group without calcium therapy had their blood calcium level lowered most significantly and reached the lowest value at day 3. The duration of low blood calcium concentration was positively related to the severity of burn and gradually recovered after 3 weeks. Blood calcium concentration drop of patients in calcium therapy group one was less than that of patients in calcium therapy group two. Conclusion: Early calcium therapy can help maintain blood calcium level. Every day injection of calcium gluconate for 5 days is more efficacious than every other day for 10 days.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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