High Dose Intravenous Vitamin C Treatment in Sepsis: Associations with Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality Running Title Vitamin C associated AKI and mortality
Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The effects of vitamin C on clinical outcomes in critically ill patients remain controversial due to inconclusive studies. This retrospective observational cohort study evaluated the effects of vitamin C therapy on acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality among septic patients. Participants were 1390 patients from an academic hospital who were categorized as Treatment (received at least one dose of 1.5g IV vitamin C, n = 212) or Comparison (received no, or less than 1.5g IV vitamin C, n = 1178). Propensity score matching was conducted to balance a number of covariates between groups. Multivariate logistic regressions were conducted predicting AKI and in-hospital mortality among the full sample and a sub-sample of patients seen in the ICU. Results revealed that vitamin C therapy was associated with increases in AKI (OR = 2.07 95% CI [1.46–2.93]) and in-hospital mortality (OR = 1.67 95% CI [1.003–2.78]) after adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates. When stratified to examine ICU patients, vitamin C therapy remained a significant risk factor of AKI (OR = 1.61 95% CI [1.09–2.39]) and provided no protective benefit against mortality (OR = 0.79 95% CI [0.48–1.31]). Ongoing use of high dose vitamin C in sepsis should be appraised due to observed associations with AKI and death.
Source: Research Square
Institution: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3183026089