Open AccessSerum vitamin D status and outcome in critically Ill children
Author(s) -
Nazik Aşılıoğlu,
Halit Çiǧdem,
Muhammet Şükrü Paksu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_153_17
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin d deficiency , illness severity , pediatric intensive care unit , intensive care unit , critical illness , pediatrics , critically ill , severity of illness , vitamin
Vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone essential for optimal health. Critical illness in children is a major cause of significant health-care utilization and mortality around the world. The association of Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in critically ill adults has been well-studied, in comparison, the importance of Vitamin D in pediatric critical illness has been much less studied.