Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children
Ibrahim, E., Ahmad, A., Hassan, M., Rashwan, N. (2020). Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children. EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), 20-25. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2020.111893
Eman Abo EL Magd M. Ibrahim; Ahmed El-Abd Ahmad; Mohammed H. Hassan; Nagwan I. Rashwan. "Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 2, 2020, 20-25. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2020.111893
Ibrahim, E., Ahmad, A., Hassan, M., Rashwan, N. (2020). 'Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children', EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), pp. 20-25. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2020.111893
Ibrahim, E., Ahmad, A., Hassan, M., Rashwan, N. Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 3(2): 20-25. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2020.111893

Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children

SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences
Article 5, Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2020, Page 20-25  XML PDF (339.23 K)
Document Type: Original research articles
DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2020.111893
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Authors
Eman Abo EL Magd M. Ibrahim* 1; Ahmed El-Abd Ahmad2; Mohammed H. Hassanorcid 3; Nagwan I. Rashwan1
1Pediatric Department, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University
2Pediatric Department, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University.
3Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley Uni
Abstract
Background:In critical illness, there also is evidence of rapid falls in circulating 25(OH)D concentrations. So, we aim to assess the prevalence of VDD in a pediatric ICU (PICU) patients and to determine whether there is any relationship between VDD and illness severity and mortality. Patients and methods:this is a case control study that included 40 children :20 patient admitted to pediatric intensive care unit in Qena university at time of the study(from January 2018 till December 2018) compared to 20 apparently healthy well-matched children regarding age and sex to be compared as controls.All patients subjected to: Full history,detailed physical examination,diagnostic modalities as: laboratory investigation and severity of illness was assessed with the pediatric risk of mortality III Result: Our study included 40 child with the age of patientsrangedfrom5 monthsto12years withmean +/- SD 3.7 ±3 year. Male patients represented70%.In our study, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among critically ill children was 70 %we did not findsignificant correlation between 25(OH) vitamin D and pediatric risk of mortality III (PRISM III) Conclusion:Vitamin D Deficiency (VDD) prevalence was reported in 70% of the critically ill patients, and it was observed to be related to multiple organ dysfunctions and rapid clinicaldeterioration.
Keywords
vitamin D deficiency; pediatric critical illness
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