IV Vitamin C Fares Poorly in Latest Septic Shock Trial - Medscape

The findings of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 963 patients throw into doubt the use of vitamin C for people with sepsis. In organ dysfunction, the treatment did worse than placebo.

More patients in septic shock who received vitamin C infusions died or experienced greater organ dysfunction than those who received placebo an unexpected finding that has mystified experts in the fi… [+4647 chars]

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