Methods. We studied 280 subjects in total, between October and January. The subjects were recruited from the following two groups: (a) inpatients and (b) outpatients in nephrology unit. We examined Alvocidib manufacturer previous documentary evidence of vitamin D supplementation of the patients. Results. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among these 280 patients was 62,1% (174 patients). Fifty-three patients (18.9%) had severe vitamin D deficiency, 121 patients (43.2%) moderate vitamin D deficiency, and 66 patients
(23.6%) vitamin D insufficiency. In logistic regression analysis female gender, not having vitamin D supplementation history, low serum albumin, and low blood urea nitrogen levels were significant independent predictors of vitamin D deficiency while no association of vitamin D deficiency with diabetes mellitus, serum creatinine, eGFR, and being hospitalized was found. Conclusion. Vitamin D deficiency, seems to be an important problem in both inpatients
and outpatients of nephrology. Monitoring serum 25(OH) D concentrations regularly and replacement of vitamin D are important. Women in Turkey are at more risk of deficiency and may therefore need to consume higher doses of vitamin D.”
“P>Objectives:
To investigate the correlation between cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (rSO2c) and superior vena cava venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) in newborn patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Background:
NIRS is a noninvasive Fer-1 chemical structure method to monitor hemoglobin oxygen saturation using nonpulsatile oximetry.
Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed perioperative data from 100 newborn patients PCI-32765 mw who underwent cardiac surgery for CHD. rSO2c, ScvO2 from 24 h before to 72 h after surgery were recorded.
Results:
rSO2c had a fair correlation with ScvO2 (r 0.37; P < 0.001). The relationship between rSO2c and ScvO2 did not change when analyzed between patients with cyanotic or acyanotic CHD. During the preoperative period, rSO2c levels overestimated ScvO2; in the first 18 postoperative hours,
rSO2c underestimated ScvO2; after that period, they showed very close trends. Hypocapnia caused rSO2c to underestimate ScvO2; in normocapnic patients, rSO2c-ScvO2 average differences were close to zero; in hypercapnic neonates, rSO2c tended to overestimate ScvO2. The best performance of rSO2c as a surrogate of ScvO2 was found in the venous saturation ranges from 40% to 60% (r 0.3, P: 0.03).
Conclusions:
rSO2c in newborn patients with cyanotic and acyanotic CHD provides a continuous noninvasive information with a fair correlation with ScvO2%: some predictable variables (i.e., time from surgery, carbon dioxide, and venous saturation levels), should guide the operators to adjust rSO2c values in terms of ScvO2.