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- 2019
Effect of Vitamin C Infusion on Organ Failure and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Vascular Injury in Patients With Sepsis and Severe Acute Respiratory Failure
Alpha A Fowler, Jonathon D Truwit, R Duncan Hite, Peter E Morris, Christine DeWilde, Anna Priday, Bernard Fisher, Leroy…This randomized controlled trial investigated whether intravenous vitamin C could help patients with sepsis and severe acute respiratory failure. Researchers gave 167 patients either a high-dose vitamin C infusion or a…
- 2019
Vitamin C administration in the critically ill: a summary of recent meta-analyses
Anitra C CarrThis 2019 publication is a summary of recent meta-analyses on the topic of vitamin C administration for critically ill patients. As the full text has not yet been reviewed, a detailed summary of its findings is not avai…
- 2018
Effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate infusion on mortality in septic patients with metabolic acidosis
Zhongheng Zhang, Carlie Zhu, Lei Mo, Yucai HongThis retrospective database study investigated whether sodium bicarbonate infusion affected mortality in septic patients with metabolic acidosis. The researchers found no overall survival benefit in the general populati…
- 2018
Evidence is stronger than you think: a meta-analysis of vitamin C use in patients with sepsis
Jing LiThis commentary presents a meta-analysis of research on using vitamin C to treat sepsis. It builds upon two previous reviews by pooling their data for a combined statistical analysis. The aggregated results indicated a…
- 2017
Hypovitaminosis C and vitamin C deficiency in critically ill patients despite recommended enteral and parenteral intakes
Anitra C Carr, Patrice C Rosengrave, Simone Bayer, Steve Chambers, Jan Mehrtens, Geoff M ShawThis study investigated vitamin C levels in 44 critically ill patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). Researchers found that most patients had low vitamin C levels (hypovitaminosis C), and one-third were severely defi…
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