The relationship between immediate preoperative serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D-3 levels and cardiac function, dysglycemia, length of stay, and 30-d readmissions in cardiac surgery patients

摘要

Objectives: Vitamin D has pleiotropic effects on cardiac, renal, and endocrine diseases like diabetes mellitus and deficiency has been correlated with increased Intensive Care Unit (ICU) morbidity and mortality. We studied the relationship between preoperative Vitamin D levels and several short-term endpoints including cardiovascular events, glucose levels, ICU, and hospital length of stay.