Lessening Organ Dysfunction With VITamin C in Septic ARDS

"The intervention is intravenous vitamin C administered in bolus doses of 50 mg/kg mixed in a 50-mL solution of either dextrose 5% in water (D5W) or normal saline (0.9% NaCl), during 30 to 60 minutes or more for participants over 120 kg not to exceed 100 mg/minute, every 6 hours for 96 hours (i.e. 200 mg/kg/day and 16 doses in total).~The other name of the drug: Ascorbic acid."

Administration of placebo. Patients (in the control arm) will receive dextrose 5% in water (D5W) or normal saline (0.9% NaCl) in a volume to match the vitamin C. Placebo will be infused over 30 to 60 minutes or more for participants over 120 kg not to exceed 100 mg/minute as per the infusion instructions of vitamin C.