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L-ascorbic acidFinding

L-ascorbic acid decreases malondialdehyde (circulating)

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Serum malondialdehyde levels were lower in the ascorbic acid group at 18, 24, and 36 hours after injury (P<.05).”
Quoted verbatim from Reduction of resuscitation fluid volumes in severely burned patients using ascorbic acid administration: a randomized, prospective study.
This finding among the 37 findings on its endpoint

L-ascorbic acid

Malondialdehyde (circulating)

lowers

Who
Severely burned patients (burns over more than 30% of total body surface area) hospitalized within 2 hours of injury; both arms received Ringer lactate fluid resuscitation, control arm no ascorbic acid
Dose studied
ascorbic acid infused during the initial 24-hour study period

Very limited evidencePMID 10722036 · 2000

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill.
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y08X9VD01SRD43XG3S7NG3