The effect of High-Dose Vitamin C Treatment for Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Coronavirus Disease Pneumonia on Mortality and Length of Intensive Care Stay: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Autor:	Coskun N; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Altinay M; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Turk HS; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Peker N; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Islamoglu S; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Cinar AS; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Ozkan MT; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni [Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul] 2023 Mar 21; Vol. 57 (1), pp. 25-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 21 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.14744/SEMB.2022.66742
Abstrakt:	Objectives: In our study, we aimed to determine the effect of vitamin C on short-term mortality and length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) followed up in the ICU. Methods: The patients who received and those who did not receive the high-dose intravenous vitamin C protocol were assigned to the treatment and control groups, respectively. The primary study findings in both groups were length of ICU stay and short-term mortality, while the secondary findings were vasopressor and invasive mechanical ventilation requirements and change in sequential organ failure assessment score from the 0 to the 96th hour. Results: Thirty-eight patients were included in the treatment group and 40 were included in the control group. The mortality rates were 44% and 60% in the treatment and control groups, respectively; however, the difference between the groups was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The median length of ICU stay in both groups was 10 days (p>0.05). No significant differences in the invasive mechanical ventilation and vasopressor requirements were found between the groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: Consequently, the high-dose vitamin C therapy in the patients with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia did not reduce the length of ICU stay, mortality, and invasive mechanical ventilation and vasopressor reqirements. Competing Interests: None declared. (©Copyright 2023 by The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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