The effect of high-dose parenteral vitamin D3 on COVID-19-related inhospital mortality in critical COVID-19 patients during intensive care unit admission: an observational cohort study

Background In many studies, vitamin D has been found to be low in COVID-19 patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between clinical course and inhospital mortality with parenteral administration of high-dose vitamin D 3 within the first 24 h of admission to patients who wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2021-09, Vol.75 (9), p.1383-1388
Hauptverfasser: Güven, Mehmet, Gültekin, Hamza
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Background In many studies, vitamin D has been found to be low in COVID-19 patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between clinical course and inhospital mortality with parenteral administration of high-dose vitamin D 3 within the first 24 h of admission to patients who were hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) because of COVID-19 with vitamin D deficiency. Methods This study included 175 COVID-19 patients with vitamin D deficiency [25(OH) D
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/s41430-021-00984-5