Evaluation of vitamin D endocrine system (VDES) status and response to treatment of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) using an on-line SPE-LC-MS/MS method

• Published in: The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 452 - 455
• Main Authors: Mata-Granados, J.M., Vargas-Vasserot, J., Ferreiro-Vera, C., Luque de Castro, M.D., Pavón, R. Guerrero, Quesada Gómez, J.M.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Blood Donors; Calcitriol - metabolism; Calcitriol - therapeutic use; Chromatography, Liquid - methods; Comorbidity; Critical Care - organization & administration; Critical Illness - mortality; Endocrine System; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Intensive care unit; Intensive Care Units; Male; Mass Spectrometry - methods; Risk; Vertebrates: endocrinology; Vertebrates: reproduction; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D - metabolism; Vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D metabolites; Vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D metabolites; Intensive care unit; Micronutrient; Human; Treatment; Vitamin D; Metabolite; Nutrition disorder; Nutritional status

Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as one of the most common chronic medical conditions in the world. Vitamin deficiency has been associated with increased mortality. The aim of the study here presented was to evaluate the vitamin D endocrine system (VDES) status in healthy blood donors and critical...