Meeting
Abstract Number: 345
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Serum magnesium is a commonly checked laboratory assay during hospital admissions. However, there is little evidence demonstrating benefit from ordering and repleting magnesium for most inpatients – including critically-ill patients. Methods: Laboratory and magnesium repletion ordering data from 2015-2016 was obtained directly from laboratory and pharmacy databases for inpatient encounters with at least one […]