Article ; Online: Effects of vitamin D insufficiency on sepsis severity and risk of hospitalisation in emergency department patients: a cross-sectional study.
2023 Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) e064985
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level on sepsis severity and risk of hospitalisation in emergency department (ED) septic patients when categorised as vitamin D insufficiency according to the level of 25(OH)D<30 ng/ ...
Abstract | Objective: To evaluate the association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level on sepsis severity and risk of hospitalisation in emergency department (ED) septic patients when categorised as vitamin D insufficiency according to the level of 25(OH)D<30 ng/mL. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: A 900-bed academic tertiary hospital with an ED residency training programme in Bangkok, Thailand. Participants: An observational study of 101 ED septic patients aged ≥18 years was conducted between March 2015 and September 2015. Outcome measures: The level of 25(OH)D was analysed and correlated with sepsis severity assessed by Acute Physiology Age Chronic Health Evaluation-II (APACHE-II) and Mortality in ED Sepsis (MEDS) scores, and the risk of hospitalisation. Results: One hundred and one patients were enrolled, with an average age of 68±18 years, 56% female, APACHE-II score of 14±6, MEDS score of 8±5 and 25(OH)D level was 19±11 ng/mL. The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in our ED septic patients was 87% and the admission rate was 88%. A significant association between 25(OH)D level and sepsis severity scores was found, which was measured by APACHE-II and MEDS scores (-0.29; 95% CI -0.41 to -0.17, p<0.001 and -0.15; 95% CI -0.25 to -0.06, p=0.002, respectively). However, vitamin D insufficiency could not determine hospitalisation (OR=1.42; 95% CI 0.27 to 7.34; p=0.68 and OR=1.65; 95% CI 0.07 to 41.7; p=0.76 when adjusted by baseline covariates). Conclusions: The vitamin D insufficiency of septic patients in our ED was high and had a significant negative association with sepsis severity. However, vitamin D insufficiency status cannot predict the hospitalisation of septic patients who were admitted to the ED. Further research is needed to investigate the role of vitamin D supplementation in the ED in affecting sepsis severity. Trial registration number: TCTR20151127001. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Female ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Male ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Severity of Illness Index ; Prognosis ; Thailand/epidemiology ; Sepsis/complications ; Sepsis/epidemiology ; Vitamin D ; Vitamins ; Hospitalization ; Emergency Service, Hospital |
Chemical Substances | Vitamin D (1406-16-2) ; Vitamins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-01-17 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Observational Study ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2599832-8 |
ISSN | 2044-6055 ; 2044-6055 |
ISSN (online) | 2044-6055 |
ISSN | 2044-6055 |
DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064985 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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