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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2017-05-01
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Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2017/5/29/clinical-performance-of-an-interactive-clinical-decision-sup.html |