VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: A SINGLE CENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: A SINGLE CENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess mangitude of vitamin D deficiency and its association with mortality in intensive care unit (ICU). Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Aga Khan University, Karachi, from 2016 to 2017. Methodology: All consecutive patients admitted...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2020-06 (3), p.765
Hauptverfasser: Arbab, Khushbakht, Majid, Hafsa, Jafri, Lena, Aysha Habib Khan, Hashmi, Madiha
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Creatinine
Cross-sectional studies
Hospitals
Intensive care
Laboratories
Mortality
Patients
Phosphorus
Studies
Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin deficiency
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT Objective: To assess mangitude of vitamin D deficiency and its association with mortality in intensive care unit (ICU). Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Aga Khan University, Karachi, from 2016 to 2017. Methodology: All consecutive patients admitted to medical/surgical intensive care unit in a tertiary care hospital, age between 18 to 70 years were included. Vitamin D level was obtained on first day of admission. Demographic and biochemical variables were recorded. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as 25 (OH) D
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842