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SHOULD SERUM FOLATE BE A ROUTINE TEST IN A CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS?

SERUM FOLAT KRİTİK HASTALARDA RUTİN BİR TEST OLMALI MI?

Zuhal Ozer Simsek(KAYSERİ EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ)0000-0001-6138-2426
Kaniye Aydın(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAYSERİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0001-5538-3692
Ali Çetinkaya(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAYSERİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0001-8485-0982
Pages
331–335
Publication Date
2024-12-27
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For intensive care patients, it may be necessary to set new threshold values for folate deficiency.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In intensive care patients, there is an increased consumption and need for folate due to sepsis, comorbid conditions, and malnutrition.
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Key Findings & Data:The data of the 100 patients was collected between June 2019 and September 2019.
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Conclusion & Impact:For intensive care patients, it may be necessary to set new threshold values for folate deficiency.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2019 Verileri
⚙️Variables:APACHE II · folik asit eksikliği · yoğun bakım ünitesi

Abstract

In intensive care patients, there is an increased consumption and need for folate due to sepsis, comorbid conditions, and malnutrition. The aim of our study was planned to investigate the frequency of folate deficiency in intensive care patients. The data of the 100 patients was collected between June 2019 and September 2019. Serum folate levels were defined as normal above 4 ng/mL, 2-4 ng/mL borderline and below 2 ng/mL deficiency. Serum folate deficiency (<2 ng/mL) was detected in 19 patients (31.6% (6 patients) was female and 68.4% (13 patients) was male. Hypertension was most frequently comorbidities together with folate deficiency. There was a significant negative correlation between folate levels and "Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE)" II scores. A high APACHE II score may be an important predictive factor for folate deficiency. Current reference ranges may cause folate malnutrition. For intensive care patients, it may be necessary to set new threshold values for folate deficiency.

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Yoğun bakım hastalarında sepsis, komorbid durumlar, malnütrisyon gibi nedenlerle artan folat tüketimi ve ihtiyacı vardır. Çalışmamız yoğun bakım hastalarında folat eksikliğinin sıklığını araştırmak amacıyla planlandı. Yüz hastanın verileri Haziran 2019 ile Eylül 2019 arasında toplandı. Serum folat düzeyleri 4 ng/mL üzeri normal, 2-4 ng/mL sınırda ve 2 ng/mL altı eksiklik olarak tanımlandı. Serum folat eksikliği (<2 ng/mL) 19 hastada (%31.6 (6 hasta) kadın, %68.4 (13 hasta) erkek saptandı. Hipertansiyon folat eksikliğine en sık eşlik eden komorbid hastalıktı. Folat düzeyleri ile "Akut Fizyoloji ve Kronik Sağlık Değerlendirmesi (APACHE)" II puanları arasında anlamlı negatif korelasyon vardı. Yüksek APACHE II skoru, folat eksikliği için önemli bir öngörücü faktör olabilir. Mevcut referans aralıkları folat malnütrisyonuna neden olabilir. Yoğun bakım hastaları için folat eksikliği için yeni eşik değerlerin belirlenmesi gerekebilir.

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Simsek, Z. O., Aydın, K., Çetinkaya, A. (2024). SHOULD SERUM FOLATE BE A ROUTINE TEST IN A CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS?. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 33 Sayı: 3, 331–335. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1194675

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