Improving Vitamin D Testing and Supplementation in Intestinal Failure Patients at Helen Devos Children's Hospital Outpatient Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic

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Authors

Swetha Gogu, Corewell Health West Resdient
Lucy Frey, Corewell Health West
Vanessa Cardenas-Kimball, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Medical Student

Description

Intestinal failure (IF) is a condition that results from obstruction, dysmotility, surgical resection, congenital defect, or disease-associated loss of absorption and is characterized by the inability to maintain protein-energy, fluid, electrolyte, or micronutrient balances. Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies among children with IF, and there are no published guidelines for monitoring, repleting, and maintaining vitamin D levels within this population. This quality improvement initiative is looking at our pediatric gastroenterology department's Vitamin D monitoring protocol in IF patients to assess how we can improve our practice protocols and patient care. We conducted a quality improvement (QI) initiative with the aim to increase compliance with following our Vitamin D monitoring and supplementation protocol to at least 90% in children with IF.

Publication Date

5-9-2025

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Gogu S, Lucy Frey L, Cardenas-Kimball V. Improving Vitamin D testing and supplementation in intestinal failure patients at Helen Devos Children's Hospital outpatient pediatric gastroenterology clinic. Presented at: Research Day Corewell Health West; 2025 May 9; Grand Rapids, MI.

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2025 Research Day Corewell Health West, Grand Rapids, MI, May 9, 2025. Abstract 1809