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Vitamin D status in critically ill children

Author(s) -

Constance Rippel,

Mike South,

Warwick Butt,

Lara S. Shekerdemian

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

intensive care medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.658

H-Index - 197

eISSN - 1432-1238

pISSN - 0342-4642

DOI - 10.1007/s00134-012-2718-6

Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin d deficiency , intensive care unit , anesthesiology , population , pediatric intensive care unit , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , environmental health

Hypovitaminosis D is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, muscle weakness, impaired metabolism, immune dysfunction, and compromised lung function. Hypovitaminosis D is common in critically ill adults and has been associated with adverse outcomes. The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and its significance in critically ill children are unclear.

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