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Abstract

Background: Vitamin D is an immuno-modulator in humans and its deficiency has been reported in patients in sepsis and may contribute to multi-organ dysfunction and nosocomial infections seen in them. Vitamin D is derived from cholesterol stored in the body by the action of sunlight. Procalcitonin has been a widely accepted parameter for severity of sepsis. OBJECTIVE: To measure vitamin D levels in sepsis patients and to compare it with various mortality indicators used in critically ill patients in sepsis like SAPS II score, Charlson Comorbidity Index, procalcitonin and to find any association between the lipid profile of the patient with vitamin D levels and severity of sepsis calculated by mortality, ICU and hospital length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation and to match them with vitamin D levels of age and sex matched healthy patients.

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