Vitamin D supplementation is beneficial in improving the prognosis of patients with acute respiratory failure in the intensive care unit: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamin D plays a critical role in the regulation of multiple physiological pathways. Vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for life-threatening clinical conditions. Several studies have found that vitamin D supplementation in critically ill patients improves prognosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between vitamin D and the prognosis of patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF).

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we collected clinical information of ARF patients from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) version 2.0 database. The outcome of this study was in-hospital mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) mortality. Patients were divided into the no-vitamin D and vitamin D groups according to whe

SUBMITTER: Hu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10708891 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature