Venous lactate level as a predictor to determine the outcome in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the emergency department

Introduction: Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is occasionally seen in various clinical conditions in emergency departments (EDs). It is associated with more disease burden and mortality. Most severe patients with upper GIB (UGIB) have an increased level of lactate, whereas it is still not considerin...

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Main Authors: Nitesh Kumar, Diwakar Verma, Kapil Gupta, Madhu Kiran, Shatrughan Pareek, Mahish Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:MGM Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mgmjms.com/article.asp?issn=2347-7946;year=2021;volume=8;issue=3;spage=203;epage=209;aulast=Kumar