Vitamin D and outcomes in adult critically ill patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

A Putzu, A Belletti, T Cassina, S Clivio, G Monti… - Journal of critical …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Nutritional care in children with cystic fibrosis

E Mariotti Zani, R Grandinetti, D Cunico, L Torelli… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are prone to malnutrition and growth failure, mostly due to
malabsorption caused by the derangement in the chloride transport across epithelial …

[HTML][HTML] High dose vitamin D administration in ventilated intensive care unit patients: a pilot double blind randomized controlled trial

JE Han, JL Jones, V Tangpricha, MA Brown… - Journal of clinical & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background There is a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the critically ill patient
population. Several intensive care unit studies have demonstrated an association between …

Large, single-dose, oral vitamin D supplementation in adult populations: a systematic review

MD Kearns, JA Alvarez, V Tangpricha - Endocrine Practice, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Daily vitamin D supplementation is often inadequate in treating vitamin D
deficiency due to poor compliance. A single, large dose of vitamin D given at timed intervals …

Impact of vitamin D on infectious disease

MD Kearns, JA Alvarez, N Seidel… - The American journal of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Observational studies have linked vitamin D status and infectious disease. This
association is supported by the presence of the vitamin D receptor and CYP27B1 in immune …

Vitamin D supplementation in the critically ill: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PL Langlois, C Szwec, F D'Aragon, DK Heyland… - Clinical Nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency and its treatment in cystic fibrosis

T Daley, K Hughan, M Rayas, A Kelly… - Journal of Cystic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vitamin D deficiency is a common finding in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF), despite
routine supplementation. Hypovitaminosis D is often the result of fat malabsorption, but other …

Impact of vitamin D supplementation on markers of inflammation in adults with cystic fibrosis hospitalized for a pulmonary exacerbation

RE Grossmann, SM Zughaier, S Liu, RH Lyles… - European journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) suffer from chronic lung infection and inflammation leading
to respiratory failure. Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with CF, and correction of …

Treatment of vitamin D deficiency in cystic fibrosis

S Chesdachai, V Tangpricha - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Vitamin D deficiency occurs frequently in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Vitamin D is
important for optimal mineralization of bone and may be important for other comorbidities …

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis

LA McCauley, W Thomas, TA Laguna… - Annals of the …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Recent literature suggests vitamin D has an effect on lung function and on the
lung's ability to fight infection, both important in the cystic fibrosis (CF) population as …