Renal protective effect of a hydration supplemented with magnesium in patients receiving cisplatin for head and neck cancer

Abstract Background Our study analyzes the effect of magnesium supplementation on nephrotoxicity in patients receiving cisplatin for head and neck cancer. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with head and neck cancer who received two doses of cisplatin (80 mg/m2) and...

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Published in:	Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Main Authors:	Takahiro Kimura, Taijiro Ozawa, Nobuhiro Hanai, Hitoshi Hirakawa, Hidenori Suzuki, Hiroshi Hosoi, Yasuhisa Hasegawa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Subjects:	Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity Magnesium Head and neck cancer
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-018-0261-3