Introduction:
Hypomagnesemia is a common electrolyte abnormality following kidney transplantation. Hypomagnesemia was reported to develop frequently within the first few weeks following transplantation with a serum Mg level nadir in the second month post-transplantation. There is less data on prevalence of hypomagnesemia immediately after transplant and its clinical implications on graft function.
Methods:
This was a single center study in the transplant unit of ILBS Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The study was conducted between Jan 2023 to July 2024.
Results:
Over the period of 18 months, 120 patients underwent kidney transplant in our center, of which 14 were DDKT and 106 were LDKT. The median age of patients was 37 years( IQR with 78 percent male predominance. The incidence of hypomagensima was 90 percentage in the first 1 month postoperative The median time to presentation was 5 days from transplant. There was no relation to CNI levels as 108 of 120 had normal or low Tacrolimus level at the time of detection. 64 patients required IV supplementation and 44 required oral supplementation.
Conclusions:
Hypomagnesemia is common in renal transplant recipients. The incidence of hypomagnesemia was strikingly high in the study. We suggest measuring magnesium levels in routine practice in post transplant patients, as it has many medium term and long term complications.
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