PMID:
Indian J Pediatr. 2015 Nov ;82(11):991-5. Epub 2015 May 14. PMID: 25967259
Abstract Title:
Vitamin D Deficiency and Critical Illness.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children and assess its association with severity of illness and other outcomes associated with critical illness.METHODS: Eighty children aged 2 mo to 12 y, admitted with medical conditions to the pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital were enrolled in this prospective observational study. Vitamin D levels were obtained during the first hour of stay. Severity score was assessed using the Pediatric Risk of Mortality III (PRISM III) within first 12 h of admission.RESULTS: Vitamin D deficiency {25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] levels
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