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The diagnostic accuracy of an initial point-of-care lactate at the emergency department as a predictor of in-hospital mortality among adult patients with sepsis and septic shock

BACKGROUND: In patients with sepsis, elevated lactate has been shown to be a strong predictor of in-hospital mortality. However, the optimal cutoff for rapidly stratifying patients presenting to the emergency department at risk for increased in-hospital mortality has not been well defined. This stud...

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Autores principales: Gicheru, Brenda, Shah, Jasmit, Wachira, Benjamin, Omuse, Geoffrey, Maina, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10244658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37293300
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1173286