Burden and Outcome of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Study.
CONCLUSION: Vitamin D insufficiency is common in critically ill patients (69%); it is associated with more severity of illness, but it is not an independent risk factor for longer ICU stay or mortality.
PMID: 28537519 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - Category: Nutrition Authors: Anwar E, Hamdy G, Taher E, Fawzy E, Abdulattif S, Attia MH Tags: Nutr Clin Pract Source Type: research
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