STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- In July 2020, famous Broadway actor Nick Cordero died of complications from COVID-19, including septic shock, or sepsis
- Sepsis is a leading cause of deaths overall, and it’s also an important contributor to the death of COVID-19 patients — one that’s been flying largely under the radar
- The symptoms of sepsis may be confused with those from a bad cold or the flu, and include high fever, chills, confusion, rapid heartbeat, nausea or vomiting and cold, clammy skin
- A sepsis treatment protocol developed by Dr. Paul Marik, which involves intravenous vitamin C with hydrocortisone and thiamine (vitamin B1), has been shown to dramatically improve chances of survival in sepsis cases
