Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C and thiamine for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock following cardiac surgery

Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C and thiamine for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock following cardiac surgery

Background and Aims: The effect of vitamin C on vasopressor requirement in critically ill patients have been evaluated previously. We aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine on vasopressor requirement and mortality in post-operative adult cardiac surgical patients with...

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Main Authors: Mahesh Balakrishnan, Hemang Gandhi, Komal Shah, Himani Pandya, Ramesh Patel, Sunny Keshwani, Nikhil Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
procalcitonin
sepsis
septic shock
thiamine
vitamin C
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2018;volume=62;issue=12;spage=934;epage=939;aulast=Balakrishnan

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