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25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)D vitamin D fails to predict sepsis and mortality in a prospective cohort study.
Scientific reports - 12 Jan 2017
Ratzinger Franz, Haslacher Helmuth, Stadlberger Markus, Schmidt Ralf L J, Obermüller Markus, Schmetterer Klaus G, Perkmann Thomas, Makristathis Athanasios, Marculescu Rodrig, Burgmann Heinz
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The clinical role of vitamin D in sepsis and mortality prediction is controversially discussed. Therefore, we conducted a prospective cohort study on standard care wards, including 461 patients with suspected sepsis fulfilling two or more SIRS criteria. On the first and third day after onset of SIRS symptoms levels of 25(OH)D, 1,25(OH)D and sepsis biomarkers were analysed for their predictive capacity for...
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