Short Title: (Vitamin C in Critical Illness)
Sponsor: SSM AMA
Primary Investigators: Dr. Rishi Ghosh, Critical Care Department
Dr. Yves Landry, Critical Care Department
Dr. Jonathan DiFabio, Critical Care Department
Recent information has indicated that some patients admitted to the ICU may have low Vitamin C levels in their blood, but it is currently unknown how common this is or if this is connected to clinical outcomes in the ICU. Sault Area Hospital (SAH) physicians are interested to know how this diet-acquired vitamin and another common vitamin, B12, affects their patients in the Critical Care Unit.
Study Start Date: April 2021
Number of Participants Currently at SAH: 0
(As of Date: March 19th, 2021)
Study End Date: May 2022
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