Paul Saladino· MD
strikingly 100% of ICU patients less than 75 years old had vitamin D insufficiency among these 64.6 had critically low 25 hydroxy vitamin D less than 20 nanograms 4 ml and 3 had less than 10 nanograms for ML
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
strikingly 100% of ICU patients less than 75 years old had vitamin D insufficiency among these 64.6 had critically low 25 hydroxy vitamin D less than 20 nanograms 4 ml and 3 had less than 10 nanograms for ML
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Critically ill patients given a high dose of vitamin D (300K IU injected in muscle) had ~58% lower mortality, ~28% reduced ICU stay, and it reduced days on a ventilator by ~31% compared to placebo (pilot randomized controlled trial).