THE CLINICAL
SIGNIFICANCE OF TESTING SERUM IONIZED CALCIUM IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF NEONATAL
HYPOCALECIUM
Tian
Wei1, Lin Yan1, Liu Peichang1, Zhao
Shiping2, Fu Guixiang2
1 Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan
Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
2 Institute of Clinical Medical
Science, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
Objective: To study the clinical significance of testing serum ionized
calcium in the diagnosis of neonatal hypocalcemia.
Methods: Divide 82 infants in two groups: Group A��46 premature infants
and group B��36 full-time infants. Compare the total calcium (Tca) and the
ionized calcium (Ica) of the premature infants with those of the full-term
infants. To explore whether there is significant difference between them.
All the blood samples are collected within 72 hours after birth.
Results: There is significant difference in the ionized calcium between
the premature infants and full-time infants, but no significant difference
in the total calcium between them.
Conclusion: The serum ionized calcium can
reflect the truth of calcium in the blood more accurately than the total
calcium. It��s more useful in the diagnosis of hypocalcemia and should be
used more widely.