Postgraduate medical journal
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Hypophosphataemia and hyperphosphataemia are frequently encountered in hospitalised patients and are associated with significant clinical consequences. However, the prognostic value of normal-range phosphorus levels on all-cause mortality and hospitalisations is not well established. Therefore, we examined the association between normal-range phosphorus levels, all-cause mortality and hospitalisations in patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary medical centre in Israel. ⋯ Lower phosphorus levels, within the normal range, are associated with higher 30-day and 90-day all-cause mortality and hospitalisation rate.