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Lactate Clearance Predicts Survival Among Patients in the Emergency Department with Severe Sepsis

INTRODUCTION: Lactate clearance has been implicated as a predictor of mortality among emergency department (ED) patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. We aimed to validate prior studies showing that lactate clearance during the ED stay is associated with decreased mortality. METHODS: Retrospec...

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Autores principales: Bhat, Sundeep R., Swenson, Kai E., Francis, Melissa W., Wira, Charles R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26759665
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.10.27577