'A Prospective Randomized Trial to Assess the Impact of Ascorbic Acid on Outcomes and Complications Post Cardiac Surgeries''
'A Prospective Randomized Trial to Assess the Impact of Ascorbic Acid on Outcomes and Complications Post Cardiac Surgeries''
this study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of ascorbic acid as a drug that can decrease inflammatory complications post surgical in addition to its impact on decreasing risk of arrhythmia and total opioid administration post operative
The study will include two arm of patients who are scheduled for elective cardiac surgery, either coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or Valvular replacement First arm: Patients will take 2 g orally ascorbic acid effervescent tablets the night before cardiac surgery, then 1 g twice daily for 5 days after surgery in addition to their traditional medical care. Second arm: will not be given ascorbic acid , instead a placebo 9orange carbonated beverage) will be used, and will be given the rest of traditional medical care provided to the first arm. Inflammatory markers C- reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and differential total leukocytic count (TLC), serum urea and creatinine, ALT, AST, CK-mb, CK-Total, aPTT, INR, Hemoglobin, platelet count, will be assessed on day 0, 1,2,4,6 postoperative in both arms.
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