Low Vitamin D Level on Admission for Burn Injury Is Associated With Increased Length of Stay.

What Was Tested

The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as an observational study.

The primary objective of the study was to identify the incidence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in an adult burn population.

The secondary objective was to determine the impact of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency on clinical outcomes in burn care.

Why It Was Studied

Currently, there have been few studies that have evaluated the incidence of vitamin D deficiency in adult burn patients or correlated vitamin D levels with burn-related outcomes.

A single-center, retrospective, and observational cohort analysis of adult patients admitted for initial management of burn injury, who had a 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D) level measured on admission, was performed.

Who Took Part

The study group was 46 patients.

By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were adults and middle-aged adults, both men and women.

What Was Measured

Currently, there have been few studies that have evaluated the incidence of vitamin D deficiency in adult burn patients or correlated vitamin D levels with burn-related outcomes.

A single-center, retrospective, and observational cohort analysis of adult patients admitted for initial management of burn injury, who had a 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D) level measured on admission, was performed.

The subject headings attached to it are Acute Kidney Injury, Burn Units, Burns, Cohort Studies, Hospital Mortality, Injury Severity Score and Length of Stay.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is an observational study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 46 patients.

The publication is from 2018 (Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association), a journal based in England.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.