Open AccessSerum Vitamin D levels at admission predict the length of intensive care unit stay but not in-hospital mortality of critically ill surgical patients
Author(s) -
Nafiseh Alizadeh,
Hosseinali Khalili,
Mostafa Mohammadi,
Alireza Abdollahi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.167051
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , critically ill , vitamin , mortality rate , gastroenterology
There is few data regarding the correlation between serum Vitamin D level and unfavorable intensive care unit (ICU) outcome in postsurgical patients. In this study, correlation between serum 25(OH)D level and length of ICU stay and in-hospital mortality has been evaluated in critically ill surgical patients.