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. 2021 May;36(2):169-171.
doi: 10.4266/acc.2020.01081. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

Vitamin C and corticosteroids in viral pneumonia

Matthew Harry Anstey  1   2 , Jacky Luu  1 , Erina Myers  1 , Robert N Palmer  1   2 , Bradley Wibrow  1   2 , Kwok M Ho  2   3
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Vitamin C and corticosteroids in viral pneumonia

Matthew Harry Anstey et al. Acute Crit Care. 2021 May.
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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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