• Chetzemoka@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    Oh, that in no way means it's not going to be harmful in the context of life-threatening sepsis. One of the things the study authors checked for is evidence of oxalate crystals forming in the kidneys because high dose vitamin C can cause kidney stones.

    In healthy kidneys, that's a survivable inconvenience. In a severely septic patient? Their kidneys are already not working. That could shut them down completely.

    (I'm a critical care nurse. First thing I wondered about was kidney stones.)