%0 Journal Article %A Khalessi, Nasrin %A Mazouri, Ali %A Bassirnia, Mandana %A Afsharkhas, Ladan %T Comparison between serum magnesium levels of asphyxiated neonates and normal cases %J Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran %V 31 %N 1 %U http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3418-en.html %R 10.18869/mjiri.31.19 %D 2017 %K Asphyxia, Magnesium, Neonate, %X Background: Asphyxia is one the most important causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity. It is suggested that magnesium may have a protective role against cellular damage during hypoxic brain insult, or change effect post-asphyxia consequences. Our study was performed for comparison of serum magnesium in neonates with and without asphyxia. Methods: This study was done in Neonatal Ward of Ali-Asghar hospital, from January 2010 to 2011 in Tehran, Iran. Serum magnesium levels of seventy-six cases with a diagnosis of asphyxia grade 2 were compared with 76 normal newborns. Collected data including gestational age, sex, birth weight and serum magnesium levels were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Of 152 neonates, 81 (53.3%) were male. Mean gestational age was 37.9 ± 1.07 weeks. Mean birth weights were 3172.9± 411.20 grams. Mean serum magnesium levels were compared in asphyxiated and normal neonates and between two groups significant difference was found (p=0.01). The odds ratio was 2.188 (with lower1.826, upper 2.626 and confidence interval 95 percent) which suggested a significant correlation between asphyxia and hypomagnesemia. Conclusion: This study showed that serum magnesium levels in neonates with asphyxia was significantly lower than normal neonates and asphyxia can lead to hypomagnesemia. %> http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3418-en.pdf %P 110-112 %& 110 %! %9 Original Research %L A-10-2468-1 %+ Ali-Asghar Children’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. %G eng %@ 1016-1430 %[ 2017