Effect of vitamin D deficiency in Korean patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Conclusions: Vitamin D deficiency was prevalent in Korean patients with ARDS. However, levels of vitamin D were not associated with mortality. A large, prospective study is needed to evaluate the effects of vitamin D deficiency on clinical outcomes of ARDS.
PMID: 29914229 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Park S, Lee MG, Hong SB, Lim CM, Koh Y, Huh JW Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research
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