The Relationship Between Vitamin D And Prognosis in Neurology Intensive Care Patients

INTRODUCTION: Vitamin D level has been associated with mortality and length of hospitalization (LOH) in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study is an investigation of the vitamin D level of patients in a neurology ICU, the LOH in the ICU, bacterial growth observed in a hemoculture, and mortality. METHODS: Eighty-four patients whose vitamin D level was measured at the time of admission to the ICU and 85 controls were enrolled in the study. Details of the reason for hospitalization, additional diseases, LOH, the presence of bacterial development in a hemoculture during hospitalization, and 30-day and 90-day mortality after diagnosis were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS: The mean vitamin D value was 20.29±12.82 ng/mL in the control group, while it was 12.72±9.48 ng/mL in the patient group, which was significantly lower (p