ea0056p220 | Calcium & Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2018
Botros Raef
, Abdelsalam Mona
, Bahaaeldin Ahmed
, Aboelyazed Sherihan
Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is rarely considered or treated in critically ill patients. Deficiency of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH) D) prior to hospital admission might be a significant predictor of short and long term all cause patient mortality in a critically ill patient. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in hospitalized patients and its relation to the length of stay and outcome of hospitalization.Methods: Prospective...