The effect of vitamin C on pulmonary oedema in patients with severe preeclampsia: A single-centre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial - 24/03/21
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Abstract |
Objective |
To determine whether vitamin C in the first three days postpartum reduces pulmonary oedema (PE) assessed by lung ultrasound in patients with severe preeclampsia.
Design |
Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.
Setting |
Tertiary perinatal centre.
Population |
Consecutively admitted patients with singleton pregnancies complicated by severe preeclampsia.
Methods |
Thirty-four patients received vitamin C (1.5 g/6 h) (n = 17) or placebo (n = 17) at days 1, 2, and 3 postdelivery. Mann-Whitney-U test was used to compare vitamin C vs placebo groups. A p ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Main outcome measures |
Lung ultrasound was performed once daily in the first three days following delivery. Echo Comet Score (ECS) on day 1 postdelivery was the primary outcome studied and was obtained using the 28-rib interspaces technique. ECS on days 2 and 3 postdelivery were secondary outcomes.
Results |
There was no significant difference in ECS on day 1 (median 23 (inter-quartile range (IQR) 21–61) vs 18 (IQR 8–35); p = 0.31). All ultrasound examinations on day 1 were performed within six hours from delivery. On days 2 and 3, ECS was significantly lower in vitamin C group compared to placebo (8 (IQR 3–14) vs 35 (IQR 15–78); p = 0.03 and 5 (IQR 3–10) vs 18 (IQR 18–44); p = 0.04, respectively).
Conclusion |
A single dose of intravenous vitamin C did not reduce PE in postpartum patients with severe preeclampsia on day 1 after delivery. Repeated doses, however, seem to have a delayed effect with a reduction in PE detected on ultrasound on days 2 and 3 following delivery.
Trial registration |
This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov: ID NCT03451266 (NCT03451266?term=NCT03451266&draw=2&rank=1).
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Ascorbic acid, Lung ultrasound, Preeclampsia, Pulmonary oedema, Vitamin C
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