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Study fails to show benefit of adding vitamin C to treatment of septic shock

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By: Lydia L. Kim, Digital Content Editor

A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medial Association aimed to examine if a treatment combination of vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine would lead to a “rapid resolution of septic shock” compared to using only hydrocortisone.

The researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial amongst 216 participants, and compared the outcomes between those who received a combination of intravenous vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine compared to those who received only hydrocortisone.

The data, ultimately, did not revel a connection between the treatment combinations, thus no conclusions were able to be made on the original research question.

Please read more about the study, here.

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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2759414?guestAccessKey=9d5e92a4-f480-4a85-9a75-98a1f77272f5&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=011720

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