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CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE
Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 188-193Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32834f0027
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cholecalciferol; critical illness; critically ill patients; ergocalciferol; 25-hydroxyvitamin D; hypocalcemia; outcome; vitamin D deficiency
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- Austrian National Bank (Jubilaumsfonds)
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Purpose of review To summarize the current knowledge on vitamin D with a special focus on critically ill patients. Recent findings Vitamin D deficiency is associated with adverse health outcomes including increased risk of cardiovascular disease, morbidity and mortality in the general population. In critically ill patients, the pleiotropic effects of vitamin D including its role in immune function are of great interest. Summary To date, it is not clear whether vitamin D deficiency is a surrogate marker for increased morbidity or whether treatment with sufficiently large doses of vitamin D may improve patient outcome in an intensive care setting.
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