Incidence and Trends of Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical vs Claims Data, 2009-2014 JAMA
Vitamin D Life
- More sepsis deaths in those entering hospital with low vitamin D – Jan 2014
- Sepsis: 4 fewer days in ICU if add Omega-3 – meta-analysis of 12 RCT – June 2017
- Sepsis is 13 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – April 2017
Vitamin D reduces sepsis in Vitamin D Life starts with
Summary of Sepsis and Vitamin D
- Sepsis more likely in those with poor immune systems
Infants, elderly, sick, those with low vitamin D - Severe Sepsis has been associated with low vitamin D in many studies
- Vitamin D treats Sepsis (RCT- 2015, below)
Reduced: ICU by 8 days, Hospital stay by 7 days, and readmission rate to 0% - Many studies have found that a high level of Vitamin D also prevents Sepsis
Vitamin D Life recommendations for Vitamin D treatment of Sepsis in ICU
- Fortify the immune system as fast as possible ( Vitamin D Loading dose = Stoss dose = Bolus dose )
Vitamin D levels can be raised very quickly
However, Injection into muscle may provide better response than a tube down the throat - Speedup the restoration of Vitamin D with sublingual or topical vitamin D
- Follow loading dose with maintenance doses of vitamin D - probably 50,000 IU weekly
Note: Many studies incorrectly used no maintenance dosing, just loading dose - Consider reducing Sepsis even more by adding: Omega-3 Magnesium Glutamine
Conclusions and Relevance
In clinical data from 409 hospitals, sepsis was present in 6% of adult hospitalizations, and in contrast to claims-based analyses, neither the incidence of sepsis nor the combined outcome of death or discharge to hospice changed significantly between 2009-2014. The findings also suggest that EHR-based clinical data provide more objective estimates than claims-based data for sepsis surveillance.