Clinical performance of an interactive clinical decision support system for assessment of plasma lactate in hospitalized patients with organ dysfunction

Purpose: Elevated plasma lactate concentration can be a useful measure of tissue hypo-perfusion in acutely deteriorating patients, focusing attention on the need for urgent resuscitation. But lactate is not always assessed in a timely fashion in patients who have deteriorating vital signs. We hypoth...

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Main Authors: Raschke RA, Khurana H, Owen-Reece H, Groves RH Jr, Curry SC, Martin M, Stoffer B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2017-05-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
EMR
Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2017/5/29/clinical-performance-of-an-interactive-clinical-decision-sup.html