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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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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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 |