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Parenteral Ascorbic Acid For Treatment Of Sepsis, Lindsey Hiatt

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

Sepsis kills nearly 1 million people each year in the United States and sepsis-related hospitalizations cost approximately $24 billion annually (Paoli, Reynolds, Sinha, Gitlin, & Crouser, 2018). Current treatment guidelines are limited to targeted antibiotics and hemodynamic support. While antibiotics are the definitive treatment to eradicate the infectious pathogen, there are currently no standard-of-care treatments that consistently and successfully attenuate the damage sustained to the body by its own inflammatory response to infection. Many different treatments have been trialed and failed to show improved outcomes. Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, has long been associated with supporting immune function, and has …

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 10, October 1999, Dawn Chalaire, Alison Rufffin, Vickie J. Williams

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

• Stereotadic Unit Expands Treatment Options for Patients with Brain Tumors
• New Center Teams With Community Physicians to Treat Patients With Advanced Cancer
• IRS Deduction Gives Smokers One More Reason to Quit
• Accuracy Essential in Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• House Call: Vitamins and Cancer Risk: Why You Should Eat Your (Fruits and) Vegetables
• Protocols: Brain Tumor Protocols Include Stereotactic Treatments, Surgery, and Radiation Therapy