Differential effect of lactate in predicting mortality in septic patients with or without disseminated intravascular coagulation: a multicenter, retrospective, observational study

Abstract Background We examined whether high lactate level in septic patients was associated with 90-day mortality based on the patients’ disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) status. Methods We conducted a multicenter, retrospective, observational study of patients admitted to the intensive...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Hasegawa, Kazuki Nishida, Yoshitaka Hara, Takahiro Kawaji, Kazuhiro Moriyama, Yasuyo Shimomura, Daisuke Niimi, Hidefumi Komura, Osamu Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-019-0389-x