Table 1

Total antioxidant micronutrient doses in supplements during the first 5 days

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

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.

Berger et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R101   doi:10.1186/cc6981