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Anion gap as a prognostic tool for risk stratification in critically ill patients – a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Lactate concentration is a robust predictor of mortality but in many low resource settings facilities for its analysis are not available. Anion gap (AG), calculated from clinical chemistry results, is a marker of metabolic acidosis and may be more easily obtained in such settings. In thi...

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Autores principales: Glasmacher, Stella Andrea, Stones, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27577038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-016-0241-y