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Vitamin D levels in paediatric intensive care unit patients and its relation to severity of illness: An Indian experience
- Source :
- Tropical doctor. 51(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Vitamin D deficiency is a common disorder that is associated with morbidity and mortality in the general population. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 384 children admitted to paediatric intensive care to determine its prevalence and association with severity of illness and outcome in critically ill children. The severity of illness was evaluated using the paediatric risk of mortality score (PRISM III), on admission, at 24 and 48 h. Vitamin D deficiency was observed in 175 children (45.6%) and was associated with higher severity of illness, need for mechanical ventilation and increased mortality.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Critical Illness
Population
India
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Severity of Illness Index
vitamin D deficiency
03 medical and health sciences
Paediatric intensive care unit
0302 clinical medicine
030225 pediatrics
Severity of illness
medicine
Vitamin D and neurology
Humans
Vitamin D
education
Child
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
medicine.disease
Vitamin D Deficiency
Infectious Diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Child, Preschool
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17581133
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Tropical doctor
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....112be89a3b51044f40b17b45effc6a0a