Preoperative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and the incidence of early pulmonary infection after pediatric living donor liver transplantation.

Yu-Le TanLi-Ying SunZhi-Jun ZhuLin WeiZhi-Gui ZengWei QuYing LiuHai-Ming ZhangJun WangEn-Hui HeRui-Fang XuLiang Zhang

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)

25(OH)D3 deficiency is common and inversely correlated with pulmonary infection within the first month after pediatric LDLT. Our results indicate that preoperative serum 25(OH)D3 deficiency is a potential biomarker for early pulmonary infection after pediatric LDLT.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
patients undergoing
risk factors
replacement therapy
young adults