Adjuvant vitamin C treatment in sepsis-how many oranges a day keep (vasopressor-dependent) septic shock away?

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Patrick M Honore et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;8(9):E993-E995.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.60.

¹ ICU Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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