Vitamin D status in critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit with relation to outcome

• Main Authors: R Satapathy Jyoti (Author), K Meher Bijay (Author), D Pradhan Deepti (Author), Mahar Jatadhari (Author), K Maji Benoj (Author), K Routray Rakesh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is highly prevalent in critically ill children. Although its role in immunity is hypothesized, its role in mortality is not clear. Objectives: To study the prevalence of VDD in critically ill children and its effect on outcome. Material and Methods: This prospe...