General Physician, Universidad Libre, Colombia
Review Article
Vitamin D Deficiency As A Risk Factor For Mortality In Critically Ill Patients.
Author(s): Cristian Camilo Burbano Insuasty*, Luis Felipe Carrion Guzman, Bryan Fernando Salazar Ibarra, Rommel Ricardo Carrion Ordonez4, Jennifer Cristina Carvajal Ojeda, Carmen Chamorro Acevedo, Marco Antonio Ditta Cassiani and Esteban Gomez Rios
Background: Vitamin D is produced in the skin upon sun exposure. Vitamin D is necessary to maintain serum calcium concentration within the normal physiologic range for musculoskeletal health. Currently one in five Americans dies in the ICU, and virtually every generation today will have an ICU encounter in their lifetime. Survivors of critical illness are at risk for subsequent hospitalization, outpatient evaluation and related health care costs.
Methodology: A systematic review was carried out through various databases from January 2010 to February 2022; the search and selection of articles was carried out in indexed journals in English. Key words used were: Vitamin D, Mortality, ICU, Critical patient.
Results: Vitamin D3 is produced in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol in a two-step process in which the B-ring i.. View More»
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