Topic of the Week

November 11^th to 17^th 2019

VITAMINS Trial

(Vitamin C, hydrocortisone & thiamine in septic shock)

Monday

• Marik. Hydrocortisone, Ascorbic Acid and Thiamine (HAT Therapy) for the Treatment of Sepsis. Focus on Ascorbic Acid. Nutrients 2018;10(11):1762

Tuesday

• Carr. Vitamin C administration in the critically ill: a summary of recent meta-analyses. Critical Care 2019;23:265

Wednesday  

• Nabzdyk. Vitamin C in the critically ill - indications and controversies. World J Crit Care Med 2018;7(5):52-61

Thursday

• Carr. Vitamin C and Immune Function. Nutrients 2017;9(11)

Friday

• Amrein. Vitamin therapy in critically ill patients: focus on thiamine, vitamin C, and vitamin D. Intensive Care Med 2018;epublished March 8th

Saturday

• Carr. Ascorbate-dependent vasopressor synthesis: a rationale for vitamin C administration in severe sepsis and septic shock? Critical Care 2015;19:418

Sunday

• Honore. Adjuvant vitamin C treatment in sepsis—how many oranges a day keep (vasopressor-dependent) septic shock away? J Thorac Dis 2016;8(9):E993-E995