L-carnitine as an Adjunct Treatment for Septic Shock Patients With Acute Kidney Injury

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare 28 day mortality rates between septic shock patients with acute renal insufficiency treated via L-Carnitine (as an adjunct therapy) versus a similar group of patients not receiving L-Carnitine adjunct therapy.

Timeline

Start

2018-03-05

Primary completion

2024-12-04

Completion

2024-12-04

Publications

• Background Levy MM, Fink MP, Marshall JC, Abraham E, Angus D, Cook D, Cohen J, Opal SM, Vincent JL, Ramsay G; SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS. 2001 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions Conference. Crit Care Med. 2003 Apr;31(4):1250-6. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000050454.01978.3B.

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