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.