Introduction Vitamin D deficiency in children is related to the augmented risk of bone
illnesses, but its effect on critically ill children is still conflicting. This meta‐analysis study was …

Critical illness in patients is characterized by systemic inflammation and oxidative stress.
Vitamin D has a myriad of biological functions relevant to this population, including …

A low vitamin D status is associated with higher disease severity and increased mortality in
critically ill patients [1]. Currently, total serum hydroxy vitamin D (25 (OH) D) is considered to …

Introduction Vitamin D insufficiency is reported in up to 50% of the critically ill patients and is
associated with increased mortality, length of stay (LOS) in intensive care unit (ICU) and …

Vitamin D deficiency is a potentially modifiable marker for adverse outcomes in critical
illness and critical illness survivors. Vitamin D supplementation is inexpensive and appears …

Background: Despite the numerous disease conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency
in the general population, the relationship of this deficiency to outcome in critically ill patients …

Vitamin D covers roles of paramount importance in the regulation of multiple physiological
pathways of the organism. The metabolism of vitamin D involves kidney–liver crosstalk and …

Introduction The potential role for vitamin D in infection has been well described in adults.
The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and to …

Purpose Low vitamin D blood levels are associated with high mortality in critically ill patients.
There is controversy about vitamin D supplementation in this population. The objective of …

Vitamin D, primarily known for its role in calcium homeostasis, is now recognized to be a
pleiotropic hormone with effects on innate immune response, cell growth, differentiation and …