Ascorbic acid or vitamin C is a known antioxidant. Clinicians have conducted numerous studies to discover its role and effectiveness on life-threatening diseases such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cancer and COVID-19.
Dr Alpha ‘Berry’ Fowler joins us in this episode to share his work on vitamin C and its role in improving the survival of critically ill patients. He also talks about ongoing trials on vitamin C and its possible benefits on COVID patients.
If you want to know more about the research backing up the success of vitamin C in disease treatment, then this episode is for you.
Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:
1. Learn the mechanism of sepsis in lung disease.
2. Discover the role of vitamin C in treating patients with sepsis and ARDS.
3. Find out more about past and ongoing trials on vitamin C.
Resources
* Learn about Dr Fowler’s Phase 1 safety trial of IV vitamin C in patients with severe sepsis.
* Explanation lecture of the CITRIS-ALI study by Dr Fowler
JAMA publication on CITRIS-ALI.
* Article on the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores and mortality of patients involved in the CITRIS-ALI trials
* Dr Paul Marik’s protocol for sepsis using vitamin C and steroids
About Dr Fowler
In his 35 years of service at VCU, Alpha A. ‘Berry’ Fowler, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Director, VCU Johnson Center for Critical Care and Pulmonary Research, has had a profound influence at VCU and beyond. Considering his robust grant support and over 300 publications and abstracts in clinical areas including adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis, he might well be lauded for that alone.
Likewise, with over 16 years as Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (PDCCM) Division Chair, with numerous ‘Top Doc’ awards and other honours, his pursuit of excellence in clinical care, impacting thousands of patients and their families, might well be the highlight of most careers.
To learn more about Dr Fowler’s research on vitamin C, you may contact him at 804-828-9071 or send a message to alpha.fowler@vcuhealth.org.
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