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Table 1 Total antioxidant micronutrient doses in supplements during the first 5 days

From: Influence of early antioxidant supplements on clinical evolution and organ function in critically ill cardiac surgery, major trauma, and subarachnoid hemorrhage patients

Micronutrient

Days 1 and 2

Days 3–5

Zinc, mg

60

30

Selenium, μg

540.4

270.2

Vitamin C, mg

2,700a

1,600a

Vitamin B1, mg

305a

102.5

Vitamin E enteral, mg

600

300

Vitamin E iv, mg

12.8

6.4

  1. aIncludes the standard supplementation policy that was provided to both groups (500 mg vitamin C/day for 5 days and 100 mg vitamin B1/day for 3 days). iv, intravenously.