Elevated admission lactate levels in the emergency department are associated with increased 30-day mortality in non-trauma critically ill patients

Abstract Background Elevated blood lactate levels were reported as useful predictors of clinical outcome and mortality in critically ill patients. To identify higher-risk patients, this investigation evaluated the relationship between patient mortality and admission lactate levels during the managem...

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Main Authors: Michael Bernhard, Stephanie Döll, Andre Kramer, Lorenz Weidhase, Thomas Hartwig, Sirak Petros, André Gries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-020-00777-y