Open AccessRandomized, Prospective Trial of Antioxidant Supplementation in Critically Ill Surgical Patients
Author(s) -
Avery B. Nathens,
Margaret J. Neff,
Gregory J. Jurkovich,
Patricia Klotz,
Katherine Farver,
John Ruzinski,
Frank Radella,
Iris Garcia,
Ronald V. Maier
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200212000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , mechanical ventilation , randomized controlled trial , relative risk , ascorbic acid , pneumonia , confidence interval , respiratory failure , clinical endpoint , organ dysfunction , ventilator associated pneumonia , respiratory distress , surgery , sepsis , lung , chemistry , food science
To determine the effectiveness of early, routine antioxidant supplementation using alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid in reducing the rate of pulmonary morbidity and organ dysfunction in critically ill surgical patients.