Background Nutritional support is considered essential for the outcome of paediatric critical
illness. There is a lack of methodologically sound trials to provide evidence-based …

Introduction Vitamin D deficiency is an important public health problem worldwide. Vitamin D
deficiency confers a significant risk for both skeletal and non-skeletal disorders and a …

The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease, Second Edition is a comprehensive source
dedicated to better understanding this group of conditions that have significant …

Vitamin D is an important immune modulator that is linked to infection susceptibility. It has
been suggested that vitamin D deficiency plays a role in sepsis and septic shock because …

Influenza virus infection is a major global public health problem, and the efficacy of influenza
vaccination is not satisfactory. Vitamin D is involved in many immune-mediated inflammatory …

Background: While consent exists, that nutritional status has prognostic impact in the
critically ill, the optimal feeding strategy has been a matter of debate. Methods: Narrative …

The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in intensive care units ranges typically between 40
and 70%. There are many reasons for being or becoming deficient in the ICU. Hepatic …

Vitamins are essential micronutrients with key roles in many biological pathways relevant to
sepsis. Some of these relevant biological mechanisms include antioxidant and anti …

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) deficiency and
investigate its association with mortality in children with acute or critical conditions. Design …

Background & aims Vitamin D's pleiotropic effects include immune modulation, and its
supplementation has been shown to prevent respiratory tract infections. The effectivity of …