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Vitamin K deficiency in critical ill patients; a prospective observational study

Dahlberg, Sofia LU ; Schurgers, Leon ; Schött, Ulf LU and Kander, Thomas LU orcid (2019) In Journal of Critical Care 49. p.105-109
Abstract
Background: Vitamin K is a cofactor for proteins involved in cardiovascular health, bone metabolism and cancer. Measuring uncarboxylated prothrombin, also termed as “protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonism for factor II (PIVKA-II)”, has been used to assess vitamin K status. High levels may indicate vitamin K deficiency. The aim of this study was to measure PIVKA-II and prothrombin time (PT-INR) in intensive care (ICU) patients and correlate vitamin K status with mortality. Methods: Ninety-five patients admitted to the ICU had blood samples taken near admission and every third day. In addition to PIVKA-II and PT-INR, critical-care severity scores were computed. Results: The median baseline PIVKA-II was 4.97 μg/L compared to the... (More)
Background: Vitamin K is a cofactor for proteins involved in cardiovascular health, bone metabolism and cancer. Measuring uncarboxylated prothrombin, also termed as “protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonism for factor II (PIVKA-II)”, has been used to assess vitamin K status. High levels may indicate vitamin K deficiency. The aim of this study was to measure PIVKA-II and prothrombin time (PT-INR) in intensive care (ICU) patients and correlate vitamin K status with mortality. Methods: Ninety-five patients admitted to the ICU had blood samples taken near admission and every third day. In addition to PIVKA-II and PT-INR, critical-care severity scores were computed. Results: The median baseline PIVKA-II was 4.97 μg/L compared to the upper reference of 2.0 μg/L. PIVKA-II further increased at days 3 and 6, (median 7.88 μg/L, p = .047 and median 8.14 μg/L, p = .011) predominantly in cardiac arrest patients (median 21.4 μg/L, day 3). Conclusion: Intensive care patients have increased PIVKA-II levels at admission, which increases during the ICU stay, especially in cardiac arrest patients. There were no correlations between PIVKA-II and PT-INR, SOFA score or mortality. Further studies are needed to determine why PIVKA-II increases and whether high PIVKA-II levels in ICU patients affect long-term mortality or morbidity.

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  abstract     = {{Background: Vitamin K is a cofactor for proteins involved in cardiovascular health, bone metabolism and cancer. Measuring uncarboxylated prothrombin, also termed as “protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonism for factor II (PIVKA-II)”, has been used to assess vitamin K status. High levels may indicate vitamin K deficiency. The aim of this study was to measure PIVKA-II and prothrombin time (PT-INR) in intensive care (ICU) patients and correlate vitamin K status with mortality. Methods: Ninety-five patients admitted to the ICU had blood samples taken near admission and every third day. In addition to PIVKA-II and PT-INR, critical-care severity scores were computed. Results: The median baseline PIVKA-II was 4.97 μg/L compared to the upper reference of 2.0 μg/L. PIVKA-II further increased at days 3 and 6, (median 7.88 μg/L, p = .047 and median 8.14 μg/L, p = .011) predominantly in cardiac arrest patients (median 21.4 μg/L, day 3). Conclusion: Intensive care patients have increased PIVKA-II levels at admission, which increases during the ICU stay, especially in cardiac arrest patients. There were no correlations between PIVKA-II and PT-INR, SOFA score or mortality. Further studies are needed to determine why PIVKA-II increases and whether high PIVKA-II levels in ICU patients affect long-term mortality or morbidity.<br/><br/>    Previous article in issue}},
  author       = {{Dahlberg, Sofia and Schurgers, Leon and Schött, Ulf and Kander, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{1557-8615}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{105--109}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Critical Care}},
  title        = {{Vitamin K deficiency in critical ill patients; a prospective observational study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.10.022}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.10.022}},
  volume       = {{49}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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