• Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2022

    Observational Study

    Vitamin C Deficiency in Critically Ill Children: Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

    • Alireza Fathi, Corcoran Downey, and Aida Rabiee Gohar.
    • Pediatric Critical Care Unit, Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.
    • Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2022 May 1; 23 (5): 395-398.

    ObjectivesTo evaluate the presence of vitamin C deficiency in critically ill children admitted to the PICU.DesignSingle-center prospective observational cohort study.SettingA 28-bed PICU and a pediatric outpatient sedation room of a tertiary-care teaching hospital.PatientsTwo pediatric patient groups 0-21 years old were studied: a PICU group and a group receiving deep sedation for elective outpatient procedures (noncritical care group).InterventionsVitamin C level was drawn for the PICU group within 24 hours of admission. Vitamin C level was drawn prior to start of deep sedation for the noncritical group.Measurement And Main ResultsVitamin C deficiency was present in 11/60 (18%) in the PICU group and 0/21 (0%) of the noncritical group (p < 0.05).ConclusionsVitamin C deficiency was prevalent in our patients admitted to PICU.Copyright © 2022 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.

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