Table 2.

Comparison of clinical characteristics between sepsis patients with vitamin C + conventional treatment and sepsis without vitamin C at follow-up.

Variable	Conventional Treatment n = 18	Vitamin C + Conventional Treatment n = 16	p
Total antibiotics use, units	2.17 ± 1.29	1.75 ± 0.77	0.26
Time of antibiotics use, days	14.78 ± 9.59	10.00 ± 5.03	0.08
ICU length of stay, days	11.44 ± 7.39	9.81 ± 5.32	0.46
Hospital length of stay, days	15.33 ± 9.86	11.75 ± 5.37	0.19
Time of mechanical ventilation, days	3.89 ± 5.68	4.50 ± 5.57	0.75
Mechanical ventilation stopped at 5 days	5 (55.6)	4 (44.4)	1.0
Use time of amines, days	2.89 ± 4.01	1.94 ± 3.38	0.46
Vasoactive amine reduction at 5 days	5 (71.4)	2 (28.6)	1.0
SOFA * score at 72 h, mid (range)	11 (6–17)	11 (7–18)	0.99
Decrease in SOFA (after 72 h)	5 (27.8)	10 (62.5)	0.04
MAP ** 72 h, units	78.89 ± 15.66	82.63 ± 13.14	0.46
Platelets 72 h	217.56 ± 116.10	298.00 ± 115.09	0.05
Creatinine 72 h	1.36 ± 1.60	1.11 ± 0.66	0.57
30-day mortality rate, n (%)	10 (55.6)	3 (18.8)	0.03

Quantitative variables are expressed as means ± SD, and qualitative variables are expressed in frequencies (%). Comparison of qualitative variables was performed using Chi-square test. Comparisons of quantitative variables were made with Student t-test. Statistical significance was considered at p ≤ 0.05 level. * SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; ** MAP: mean arterial pressure.