CONSENSO DE USO DE VITAMINA D Consenso Panameño de Expertos

Abstract

Vitamin D, which for multiple purposes, is considered a hormone, and has been the main motive for many studies and discussions. A lot has been said about its advantages and benefits. During the last decade we have come across hundreds of publications in favor of and against its use for different pathologies. As a consequence, in different countries, groups of experts on the subject have met to review the literature and come to conclusions, thus orienting the different medical groups on the rational use of the poorly named vitamin D.

Presently, it has been of great importance in different fields; since its first publications on fractures and falls, and later cancer, cardiovascular risk, immunology, down to pregnancy and fetus.

For this reason, in Panama, a group of experts on the subject, members of the Panamanian Council of Osteoporosis decided to review the literature for the last fteen years and have come to conclusions which could assist our own medical community in making the best decisions. Databases of PubMed, MEDLINE, Clinical Key, HINARI and the RIMA platform were reviewed. Key words related to each question were used and articles related to the concept in direct manner that were published during the period of 2003 through 2018.