• Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care · Mar 2012

    Review

    Vitamin D and the critically ill patient.

    • Karin Amrein and Bala Venkatesh.
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria. karin.amrein@medunigraz.at
    • Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2012 Mar 1;15(2):188-93.

    Purpose Of ReviewTo summarize the current knowledge on vitamin D with a special focus on critically ill patients.Recent FindingsVitamin 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.SummaryTo 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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