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    • Cardiology
    • Neurology

    Background:

    • Hypercalcaemia is often perceived as a medical emergency due to potential life-threatening complications.
    • Limited evidence exists, primarily from case studies, to support hypercalcaemia as an immediate life threat.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To prospectively evaluate the association between severe hypercalcaemia (calcium ≥ 3 mmol/L) and immediately life-threatening complications.
    • To challenge the established clinical perception of hypercalcaemia as an acute emergency.

    Main Methods:

    • Prospective observational study including 100 adult patients admitted to the emergency department with calcium ≥ 3 mmol/L.
    • Primary outcome: incidence of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias or neurological complications (Glasgow Coma Scale <9).
    • Secondary outcomes: correlation of calcium levels with QTc intervals, GCS, and 12-month mortality.

    Main Results:

    • Median calcium concentration was 3.3 mmol/L; cancer was the most common cause.
    • No life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias were observed in the emergency department.
    • Three patients experienced life-threatening neurological complications, all with confounding factors like severe metabolic acidosis.

    Conclusions:

    • Severe hypercalcaemia does not appear to be an independent cause of immediately life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.
    • Life-threatening neurological complications are rare and associated with other critical conditions.
    • Findings suggest a need to re-evaluate clinical guidelines regarding the acute emergency status of hypercalcaemia.