Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains the leading cause of mortality in the
World, with a documented good neurological outcome survival rate of less than 5% [
[1]
]. One therapeutic intervention that may increase the survival chances of these patients,
as well as reasonable neurological outcomes, has been the early implementation of
targeted temperature management (TTM) [
[2]
]. During the three phases of TTM, the patient is closely monitored in an attempt
to avoid complications and improve their outcome. [
[3]
] TTM routinely leads to electrolyte disturbances, such as hypomagnesemia and hypokalemia,
and these electrolytes require careful monitoring [
[4]
]. It is well known that disturbances of such electrolytes, lead to higher mortality
rates in the intensive care unit (ICU) settings [
[5]
,
[6]
].Keywords
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Publication History
Published online: January 15, 2021
Accepted:
January 11,
2021
Received:
January 10,
2021
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