Journal of intensive care
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Journal of intensive care · Jan 2013
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill patients and its influence on outcome: experience from a tertiary care centre in North India (an observational study).
Limited studies are available on prevalence and severity of vitamin D deficiency in a critically ill population. To the best of our knowledge, this the first study of its kind in an Indian intensive care set-up. ⋯ Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in critically ill patients. A causal association between vitamin D deficiency and mortality was not found in our study. Larger studies are needed to understand the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and ICU outcome.