title: The relation between the serum calcium level and the complication incidence in haemodialysis uremic patients.
abstract: The mineral metabolism disorder is the most influential factor of the morbidity and mortality incidence of haemodialysis uremic patients. The second most influential factor is the infection, which is the most frequent complication with an undesirable outcome. In recent times, the relation of the increased serum calcium and phosphorus level on the one hand, and the morbidity and mortality of that population in case on the other, has been observed. However, insufficient professional and scientific thought has been given to the relation of the lower serum levels of the aforementioned minerals and the morbidity and mortality incidence. We have researched the relation between lower serum calcium level (hypocalcaemia) and the complication incidence, especially infection. Throughout the time period of 18 months, 120 haemodialysis uremic patients were observed and 76 (63.3%) of them had serum calcium level below the lower threshold of referent values (9.0-9.5 mg/dL). In the patients with a lower serum calcium level (hypocalcaemia) a significant infection incidence (chi2 = 3.99; p = 0.0468), a significant sepses incidence (chi2 = 8.016; p = 0.04), a significant total complication incidence (p < 0.05) were determined, as well as a higher vascular access local infection incidence, but without statistically significant research results of this relation (chi2 = 0.098; p = 0.7598). We are of the belief that the incidence of the vascular access local infection should be examined on a greater number of patients; therefore, the significance of the examined relation in such an instance would be expected. The total infection incidence in all 120 observed patients is 3.8 for 100 months. It is to be concluded that the research findings indicate the association regarding the appearance of low serum calcium concentration (hypocalcaemia) and an increased complication incidence, especially the inflammation that leads to the requirement of further research in order to decrease morbidity, and consequently also the mortality of the observed population of patients by means of programmed therapy approach.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kvesić
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soljić
authors.forename: Gordan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galić
authors.forename: Zdravka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Loncar
authors.forename: Zdrinko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Brekalo
authors.forename: Zeljko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Martinovć
authors.forename: Nikica
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sutalo
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomić
authors.forename: Andrica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lekić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium