In January 2015, a 48-year-old woman suffering from a severe case of deadly sepsis was rushed to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. The patient was immediately admitted to the emergency room which is then headed by Dr. Paul Marik.
According to Wbez, the patient's lungs and kidneys are not working making her closer to death. Considering the deadly sepsis of the patient, Dr. Paul Marik, decided to think outside the box. One study conducted by Dr. Berry Fowler and his team at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond became one of Dr. Malik's inspiration.
Dr. Fowler and his team suggest moderate success in treating people suffering from sepsis with intravenous vitamin C. Dr. Paul Marik decided to try the success of the study giving an intravenous vitamin C and corticosteroid ( a drug that is used to treat deadly sepsis together with thiamine) to the patient. Unexpectedly and miraculously, the 48-year-old patient was well on the road to recovery. Because of the successful treatment, Dr. Marik tried the similar approach to two patients, also suffering from deadly sepsis and the results turned out amazing.
Dr. Paul Marik continuously gave treatment to 50 patients and he wrote his findings and results. His results proved that four of 47 patients only died in the hospital; furthermore, the cause of death is from underlying diseases and not sepsis. Dr. Marik's findings were compared to 47 patients before he tried vitamin C and found out that 19 died in the hospital. According to Medical News Today, sepsis is a result of a massive immune response wherein the blood gets infected leading to organ failure and injury.
Deadly sepsis is a medical emergency caused by septicemia (bacterial infection in the blood). The risk factor of the said condition includes; weakened immune system, chronic illness, diabetes, kidney or liver disease, AIDS, and cancer. The recent treatment approach involving doses of vitamin C and corticosteroid is really a miracle in the treatment of sepsis in the medical field.
