ChoLecalciferol and ErgocAliferol Replacement iN CriTically InjurEd BuRN Patients: An Observational Cohort Study (LANTERN).

Vitamin D deficiency appears to be more prevalent than previously considered in the adult critically ill population, and specifically burn-injured patients. No definitive regimen has been shown to restore vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels more effectively to therapeutic levels in the burn-injured population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of either ergocalciferol (D2, 50,000 IU weekly) or cholecalciferol (D3, 6,000 IU daily) in adults with burns ≥ 10% TBSA.

Nutrition in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: A Multicenter Review.

Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe exfoliative diseases treated in burn centers due to large skin losses. Literature on SJS/TEN refers to parenteral nutrition (PN) as the preferred route of nutrition support. This study describes nutrition support interventions in SJS/TEN patients admitted to burn centers.