title: Why should ionized calcium be determined in acutely ill patients?
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jankowski
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007477:Ions
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D002118:Calcium