Vitamin D in critically ill patients with sepsis in Central Australia

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Indigenous Australians comprise a major proportion of the Central Australia population and there are a number of issues relating to those requiring critical care for sepsis, including higher rates of bacteraemia and poorer socio-economic status compared with non-indigenous populations in Australia. Despite high sunlight exposure in this region, it is thought that a combination of factors is likely to contribute to lower vitamin D levels among this population. The study will aim to establish baseline vitamin D levels in critically ill patients with sepsis in a Central Australian population. Our hypothesis is that there will be a significant degree of vitamin D deficiency in the critically ill, particularly among the septic cohort, and that it may be so prevalent as to justify routine supplementation in all critically ill patients without prior screening, further down the track

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