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. 2022 Mar 29;17(6):1759–1768. doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-02954-6

Table 7.

Unadjusted outcomes, stratified by IV-VitC

Outcome IV-VitC Control OR (95% CI) P value
ICU admission (n = 25) (n = 75)
 No 3 (12.0%) 12 (16.0%) 1.4 (0.4, 5.4) 0.6290
 Yes 22 (88.0%) 63 (84.0%)
Time to ICU (days) (n = 22) (n = 63) – (–, –) 0.5240
 Mean (Standard Deviation) 4.5 (4.2) 3.9 (4.4)
ICU LOS (days) (n = 22) (n = 60) – (–, –) 0.0535
 Mean (Standard Deviation) 16.9 (15.7) 9.2 (9.0)
Mechanical ventilation (n = 25) (n = 75)
 No 7 (28.0%) 21 (28.0%) 1.0 (0.4, 2.7) 0.9999
 Yes 18 (72.0%) 54 (72.0%)
Time to ventilation (days) (n = 18) (n = 54)
 Mean (standard deviation) 6.9 (5.0) 4.7 (4.6) – (–, –) 0.0922
 Time on ventilator (days) (n = 11) (n = 49)
 Mean (standard deviation) 15.6 (10.6) 7.9 (6.9) – (–, –) 0.0097
Transfer out on ventilator (n = 23) (n = 52)
 No 18 (78.3%) 43 (82.7%) 1.3 (0.4, 4.5) 0.6503
 Yes 5 (21.7%) 9 (17.3%)
Reintubation (n = 21) (n = 48)
 No 18 (85.7%) 40 (83.3%) 0.8 (0.2, 3.5) 0.8758
 Yes 3 (14.3%) 8 (16.7%)
Time to reintubation (days) (n = 4) (n = 9)
 Mean (standard deviation) 6.5 (6.5) 5.7 (5.4) – (–, –) 0.8132
Pressors requirement (n = 25) (n = 75)
 No 10 (40.0%) 27 (36.0%) 0.8 (0.3, 2.1) 0.7199
 Yes 15 (60.0%) 48 (64.0%)
Development of AKI
 No 11 (44.0%) 18 (24.0%) 0.4 (0.2, 1.0) 0.0602
 Yes 14 (56.0%) 57 (76.0%)
AKI needing RRT
 No 21 (84.0%) 57 (76.0%) 0.6 (0.2, 2.0) 0.4064
 Yes 4 (16.0%) 18 (24.0%)
Confirmed DVT/PE (n = 24) (n = 75)
 No 22 (91.7%) 69 (92.0%) 1.1 (0.2, 5.6) 0.9584
 Yes 2 (8.3%) 6 (8.0%)
ICU readmission (n = 24) (n = 59)
 No 19 (79.2%) 55 (93.2%) 3.6 (0.9, 14.9) 0.0747
 Yes 5 (20.8%) 4 (6.8%)
Cardiac arrest (n = 24) (n = 75)
 No 22 (91.7%) 67 (89.3%) 0.8 (0.2, 3.9) 0.7420
 Yes 2 (8.3%) 8 (10.7%)
Time to cardiac arrest (days) (n = 2) (n = 8)
 Mean (standard deviation) 21.5 (7.8) 12.6 (8.5) – (–, –) 0.1497
Death (n = 25) (n = 75)
 No 15 (60.0%) 38 (50.7%) 0.7 (0.3, 1.7) 0.4193
 Yes 10 (40.0%) 37 (49.3%)
Time to death (days) (n = 10) (n = 37)
 Mean (standard deviation) 22.9 (11.2) 13.7 (10.7) – (–, –) 0.0139
Overall LOS (Days) (n = 25) (n = 75)
 Mean (standard deviation) 26.7 (15.0) 18.7 (11.9) – (–, –) 0.0140

ICU intensive care unit LOS length of stay AKI acute kidney injury RRT renal replacement therapy DVT deep venous thrombosis PE pulmonary embolism