Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels at Initiation of Care and Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Surgical Patients
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr January 6, 2015 0148607114566276
Sadeq A. Quraishi, MD1,2 ,Caitlin McCarthy, BA2, Livnat Blum, BA2, J. Perren Cobb, MD1,2
Carlos A. Camargo Jr, MD, DrPH1,3,4
1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
3Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
4Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Sadeq A. Quraishi, MD, MHA, MMSc, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, GRJ 402, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Email: squraishi at mgh.harvard.edu
Average vitamin D level of 210 patients = 17 ng
Longer time with ventilation (2X?) for every 10 ng/mL lower level of vitamin D
Objective: Limited data exist regarding the relationship between plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and duration of respiratory support. Our goal was to explore whether vitamin D status at the time of intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill surgical patients.
Materials and Methods: We analyzed data from a prospective cohort study involving 210 critically ill surgical patients. To explore the relationship between admission plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and duration of mechanical ventilation, we performed a Poisson regression while controlling for clinically relevant covariates. Only patients who required ≥48 hours of mechanical ventilation and survived ≥24 hours after discontinuation of respiratory support were included in the analytic cohort.
Results: Ninety-four patients met inclusion criteria. Mean (standard deviation) plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was 16 (7) ng/mL and median (interquartile range) duration of mechanical ventilation was 4 (2–7) days. Poisson regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex, race, body mass index, primary surgical service, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, and season of ICU admission, demonstrated an inverse association of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with duration of mechanical ventilation (incident rate ratio per 10 ng/mL, 0.66; 95% confidence interval, 0.54–0.82).
Conclusions: In our cohort of critically ill surgical patients, plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels measured on ICU admission were inversely associated with the duration of respiratory support. Randomized controlled trials are needed to assess whether vitamin D supplementation can influence duration of mechanical ventilation in surgical ICU patients.
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See also Vitamin D Life
- 5 days longer in ICU if low on vitamin D - April 2012
- Critically ill need vitamin D – how much and which test to use is TBD – Nov 2014
- ICU survival increased with vitamin D single 540K IU loading dose - JAMA Sept 2014
- Seniors on mechanical ventilation having very low vitamin D died sooner – July 2012 has the following
Death rates for average
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