Vitamin C in Critically Ill Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Dhan Bahadur ShresthaPravash BudhathokiYub Raj SedhaiSujit Kumar MandalShreeja ShikhrakarSaurab KarkiRam Kaji BaniyaMarkos G KashiourisXian QiaoAlpha A Fowler

Published in: Nutrients (2021)

Treatment of critically ill patients with intravenous vitamin C was relatively safe with no significant difference in adverse renal events and decreased in-hospital mortality. The use of vitamin C showed a significant reduction in the length of ICU stays in critically ill patients.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
high dose
mechanical ventilation
low dose
acute respiratory distress syndrome
adverse drug
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation