CellWell record HH-472049
Hypomagnesemia: the 12th pitfall in interpreting hyperlactatemia in sepsis
Thanh Luan Nguyen; Phuc Tuong Pham; Van Hoa Ho
Emergency and Critical Care Medicine ยท 2026
In plain language
This commentary argues that low magnesium impairs pyruvate dehydrogenase activity and can raise lactate independent of poor perfusion, citing studies linking hypomagnesemia to lactic acidosis in sepsis, so magnesium should be considered when interpreting lactate.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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