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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Vitamin C during the Postoperative Period in Patients Subjected to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ricardo Ramón, Esteban Holguín, José Daniel Chiriboga, Newton Rubio, Carlos Ballesteros, Marco Ezechieli

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ricardo RamónSt. Vincenz Hospital Location Salzkotten, 33154 Salzkotten, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0436-2415
Esteban HolguínQRA, 170184 Quito, Ecuador.
José Daniel ChiribogaQRA, 170184 Quito, Ecuador.
Newton RubioMinistry of Public Health (MSP), 170702 Quito, Ecuador.
Carlos BallesterosQRA, 170184 Quito, Ecuador.
Marco EzechieliSt. Vincenz Hospital Location Salzkotten, 33154 Salzkotten, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1323-2252
Ministerio de Salud Pública · EC

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin C, a potent reducing and antioxidant agent, plays an important role in the body, aiding in the growth of cartilage and bones. It is also involved in mechanisms that help reduce inflammation and its effects on the body. In addition, vitamin C decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6, which produce acute-phase proteins such as CRP and influence inflammatory markers such as ESR. We carried out a study with 110 patients who underwent total knee replacement surgery. We divided the patients into two groups, in which the intervention group received 15 g of parenteral vitamin C during the immediate postoperative period while the control group did not. Patients who received 15 g of vitamin C after total knee replacement surgery had decreased inflammatory markers, specifically CRP and ESR. Overall, administering vitamin C in the post-surgical period results in improved management of inflammation, as evidenced by a decrease in CRP and ESR values. This leads to faster recovery and better healing outcomes for patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery. Furthermore, the beneficial effects of vitamin C in reducing proinflammatory cytokines, reducing the need for opioid analgesics, and its mild adverse effects make it a promising adjuvant in managing postoperative recovery.

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CRPESRopioidspaintotal knee arthroplastyVitamin C

Identifiers

PMID37763067
PMCPMC10532858
OpenAlexW4386168446

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