date:Aug 08, 2012
ly ill children and teenagers.
In the study, McNally and his team reveal that almost 70% of the children admitted were deficient in vitamin D when tested. The team also revealed that the level of deficiency was independently associated with longer ICU stays and more severe illness.
Vitamin D deficiency was independently associated with a longer PICU length of stay and increasing severity of illness as determined by the Pediatric Risk of Mortality score with every additional point increasing the