Dr. Kyle Sheldrick, part of a group of researchers known for false and highly influential claims about ivermectin research, posted a schedule A statement admitting to false claims regarding one of the world's most highly published and respected critical care physicians.
"On 22 March 2022, I posted a blog post called 'This scattrd corn' This post was a copy of a complaint I filed with the journal CHEST identifying features of a study led by Paul Marik titled 'Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock' published on 3 February 2017 in CHEST, identifying that I believed them to be signs of fraud, and linked to this on twitter.
Those complaints have since been formally rejected by the journal CHEST, which I consider to be the definitive conclusion to the matter. I realise that this letter was used to imply that Dr. Marik personally acted deceptively, and falsely reported study data, which was not my intention, and this caused him significant hurt and distress. I regret this hurt to Dr Marik. I will inform those who have reported on this complaint that it has been rejected by the journal.
Dr Marik has also indicated to me that some subsequent controlled studies have found some positive outcomes for vitamin C in Sepsis, and I accept this.
This statement is not an endorsement of the use of Vitamin C in sepsis."
This statement was made as a result of a defamation lawsuit.
For discussion of the CITRIS-ALI RCT showing lower mortality with vitamin C see
emcrit.org.
Sheldrick et al., 27 May 2023, preprint, 1 author.
