Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: An Observational Study and Subsequent Meta-Analysis
Evdokia Gavrielatou, Eleni Xourgia, Nikoleta A Xixi, Athina G Mantelou, Eleni Ischaki, Aggeliki Kanavou, Dimitris Zervakis, Christina Routsi, Anastasia Kotanidou, Ilias I Siempos
Frontiers in Medicine, doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.814587
of mortality among critically ill patients with COVID-19. Additional evidence is anticipated from relevant large randomized controlled trials which are currently underway.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS EG contributed to study design, collected data, and interpreted data. EX and NX contributed to study design and the execution of the meta-analysis and they wrote the first draft of the manuscript. EX also undertook statistical analyses. AM, EI, and AKa contributed to data collection. DZ contributed to study design and data interpretation. CR and AKo contributed to data interpretation and critically revised the manuscript. IS conceived of the study, designed the study, supervised the data collection and statistical analyses, and is the guarantor, and final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed. 2022.814587/full#supplementary-material
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