ArticleAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2020
Administration of Corticosteroids, Ascorbic Acid, and Thiamine Improves Oxygenation after Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy.
Article in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Vitamin C in Critically Ill Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Copper and zinc dynamics in ovine pneumonia: a comparative analysis of treatment regimens.Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2025Article
- Pharmacological treatment to reduce pulmonary morbidity after esophagectomy.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeThe activity of corticosteroids, ascorbic acid, and thiamine against oxidative and inflammatory responses was evaluated in patients undergoing esophagectomy. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of this combined therapy on lung dysfunction following esophagectomy.
methodsIn this retrospective before-after study, we compared the clinical course of consecutive patients undergoing thoracoscopic esophagectomy treated with the combination of corticosteroids, ascorbic acid, and thiamine between June and December 2018 with a control group treated with corticosteroids alone between January 2016 and May 2018. Outcomes included oxygenation (arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO
resultsIn all, 17 patients were included in this study (6 in the combination therapy group and 11 patients in the control group). Mean PaO
conclusionsThis study suggests that combined therapy including corticosteroids, ascorbic acid, and thiamine may be effective in improving oxygenation after esophagectomy. Additional studies are required to confirm these preliminary findings.
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