Effect of Intravenous Vitamin C on SOFA Score Among Septic Patients

Summary

This study aimed to explore the effect of intravenous (IV) vitamin C on sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score among septic patients in intensive care unit (ICU).

Timeline

Start

2019-04-01

Primary completion

2019-07-31

Completion

2019-07-31

Publications

• Results Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, Shankar-Hari M, Annane D, Bauer M, Bellomo R, Bernard GR, Chiche JD, Coopersmith CM, Hotchkiss RS, Levy MM, Marshall JC, Martin GS, Opal SM, Rubenfeld GD, van der Poll T, Vincent JL, Angus DC. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):801-10. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0287.
• Results Carr AC, Shaw GM, Fowler AA, Natarajan R. Ascorbate-dependent vasopressor synthesis: a rationale for vitamin C administration in severe sepsis and septic shock? Crit Care. 2015 Nov 27;19:418. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-1131-2.
• Results Bagshaw SM, George C, Bellomo R; ANZICS Database Management Committee. Early acute kidney injury and sepsis: a multicentre evaluation. Crit Care. 2008;12(2):R47. doi: 10.1186/cc6863. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
• Results Bellomo R, Kellum JA, Ronco C, Wald R, Martensson J, Maiden M, Bagshaw SM, Glassford NJ, Lankadeva Y, Vaara ST, Schneider A. Acute kidney injury in sepsis. Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jun;43(6):816-828. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4755-7. Epub 2017 Mar 31.
• Results Heyland D, Muscedere J, Wischmeyer PE, Cook D, Jones G, Albert M, Elke G, Berger MM, Day AG; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. A randomized trial of glutamine and antioxidants in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med. 2013 Apr 18;368(16):1489-97. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1212722.
• Results Marik PE, Khangoora V, Rivera R, Hooper MH, Catravas J. Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Retrospective Before-After Study. Chest. 2017 Jun;151(6):1229-1238. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.036. Epub 2016 Dec 6.
• Results Oudemans-van Straaten HM, Elbers PWG, Spoelstra-de Man AME. How to Give Vitamin C a Cautious but Fair Chance in Severe Sepsis. Chest. 2017 Jun;151(6):1199-1200. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.01.008. Epub 2017 Apr 7. No abstract available.
• Results Moskowitz A, Andersen LW, Cocchi MN, Karlsson M, Patel PV, Donnino MW. Thiamine as a Renal Protective Agent in Septic Shock. A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 May;14(5):737-741. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201608-656BC.
• Results Abiles J, de la Cruz AP, Castano J, Rodriguez-Elvira M, Aguayo E, Moreno-Torres R, Llopis J, Aranda P, Arguelles S, Ayala A, de la Quintana AM, Planells EM. Oxidative stress is increased in critically ill patients according to antioxidant vitamins intake, independent of severity: a cohort study. Crit Care. 2006;10(5):R146. doi: 10.1186/cc5068.
• Results Galley HF, Howdle PD, Walker BE, Webster NR. The effects of intravenous antioxidants in patients with septic shock. Free Radic Biol Med. 1997;23(5):768-74. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5849(97)00059-2.

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