Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "25-hydroxyvitamin D"
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Addition of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to the Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index improves 90-day mortality prediction in critically ill patients
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: The Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index (DCCI) has low predictive value in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our goal was to determine whether addition of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels to the DCCI improved 90-day ... -
Admission vitamin D status is associated with discharge destination in critically ill surgical patients
(Springer Paris, 2015)Background: Discharge destination after critical illness is increasingly recognized as a valuable patient-centered outcome. Recently, vitamin D status has been shown to be associated with important outcomes such as length ... -
Prenatal Vitamin Use and Vitamin D Status during Pregnancy, Differences by Race and Overweight Status
(2014)Objective: We aimed to study whether prenatal vitamin (PNV) use protects against low 25(OH)D levels in all women and particularly in obese and black women who are both at risk of vitamin D deficiency and poor pregnancy ...