Vitamin D levels in hospice in-patients.

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)

Most patients admitted to St Cuthbert's Hospice had either insufficient or deficient levels of vitamin D. It seems reasonable for all suitable palliative care patients to have their vitamin D level checked and to be started on a suitable dose of vitamin D replacement therapy.

Keyphrases

palliative care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
replacement therapy
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
smoking cessation
patient reported outcomes
patient reported