ReviewVaccines2023
Role of Magnesium in the Intensive Care Unit and Immunomodulation: A Literature Review.
Review in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- The calcium-sensing receptor in sepsis and septic shock, mechanistic pathways and translational perspectives: a systematic review.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Pooled it
- Genetically engineered probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 enhances protection against Salmonella via increased adhesion and systemic T-cell responses.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Magnesium in Neurocritical Care: Clinical Relevance, Status Assessment, and Practical Implications for Outcomes-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Hypomagnesemia: A Clinical and Nutritional Update.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Magnesium Sulfate as an Analgesic and Sedative-sparing Agent in Patients under Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized, Double Blind Clinical Trial.Journal of research in pharmacy practice · 2026Article
- Intraoperative magnesium sulphate as an analgesic adjunct in a multimodal, opioid-sparing protocol for canine ovariohysterectomy: a prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Association of magnesium sulphate use with mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Relation between serum magnesium and outcome in patients with Escherichia coli sepsis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Respiratory Intensive Care Experiences and Relationships with Nutritional Status Among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Chronic Magnesium Deficiency on Excitable Tissues-Translational Aspects.Biological trace element research · 2025Review
- Hyper- and hypomagnesemia as an initial predictor of outcomes in septic pediatric patients in Egypt.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- Review
- Review
- A Prospective Observational Study in Adult Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients with Drug-Induced QTc with Correlation of Serum Potassium, Magnesium Level of Clinical Outcome.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciencesArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Both the role and the importance of magnesium in clinical practice have grown considerably in recent years. Emerging evidence suggests an association between loss of magnesium homeostasis and increased mortality in the critical care setting. The underlying mechanism is still unclear, but an increasing number of in vivo and in vitro studies on magnesium's immunomodulating capabilities may shed some light on the matter. This review aims to discuss the evidence behind magnesium homeostasis in critically ill patients, and its link with intensive care unit mortality via a likely magnesium-induced dysregulation of the immune response. The underlying pathogenetic mechanisms, and their implications for clinical outcomes, are discussed. The available evidence strongly supports the crucial role of magnesium in immune system regulation and inflammatory response. The loss of magnesium homeostasis has been associated with an elevated risk of bacterial infections, exacerbated sepsis progression, and detrimental effects on the cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and renal systems, ultimately leading to increased mortality. However, magnesium supplementation has been shown to be beneficial in these conditions, highlighting the importance of maintaining adequate magnesium levels in the intensive care setting.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.