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

Journal: Indian journal of anaesthesia
Published Date: Dec 1, 2018

Abstract

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 septic shock.

Authors

  • Mahesh Balakrishnan
    Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Hemang Gandhi
    Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Komal Shah
    Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Himani Pandya
    Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Ramesh Patel
    Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Sunny Keshwani
    Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Nikhil Yadav
    Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.

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