Vitamin D status in preterm neonates and the effects of its supplementation on respiratory distress syndrome.

Mohammed A Al-BiltagiMohamed RowieshaAbdelrahman ElmashadShymaa M ElrifaeyHemat ElhoranyHassan Gamal Koura

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2019)

25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration was deficient in most preterm babies especially those who developed RDS. Administration of 800 IU/day vitamin D as an adjuvant therapy in cases of RDS was associated with significant decreased in severity, rate of complications, and duration of hospital stay in preterm neonates with RDS.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
gestational age
preterm birth
case report
acute care
adverse drug