Acute Crit Care.  2021 May;36(2):169-171. 10.4266/acc.2020.01081.

Vitamin C and corticosteroids in viral pneumonia

• Anstey MH
• Luu J
• Myers E
• Palmer RN
• Wibrow B
• Ho KM

• KMID: 2516266
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2020.01081

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  Figure 1. Comparison in PaO2/FiO2 ratio over time (at baseline, 6 hours, and 24 hours) between the groups who received vitamin C (Vit C) and corticosteroids and those who did not for viral pneumonia. PaO2: arterial oxygen tension; FiO2: inspired oxygen concentration.

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