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Title: Current evidence for use of Vitamin C, Thiamine and Corticosteroids in Patients
with Septic Shock
• By : Dinka Dugassa
dysfunction and
approximately 20%,
sepsis .
supplementation,
• 38% of these patients have severe ascorbic acid deficiency (<11 μmol/l) ,
Fowler
Transitional
Journal 2014
Vitamin C Cocktail Therapy
• Vitamin C, Thiamine and Corticosteroids in Patients with septic
shock: A Retrospective Before - After Study
45.00%
– Single center Before - After Study 40.00% 40.4%
35.00%
– Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock 30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
– Before (47 patients) 15.00%
10.00% Series1
• 60% of patients received hydrocortisone 5.00%
0.00%
8.5 Series2
Series3
– After (47 patients) %
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• All patients received vitamin C cocketail.
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What was the Vitamin C cocketail?
• In infection,
– The expression of SCVT2 is decreased
– Corticosteroid receptor is oxidized by inflammatory mediator
– Oxalate Nephropathy
• Trial Registration
• corticosteroids, and
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