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Elevated lactate level predicts intensive care unit admissions, endoscopies and transfusions in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Initial clinical management decision in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is often based on identifying high- and low-risk patients. Little is known about the role of lactate measurement in the triage of patients with acute GIB. We intended to assess if lactate...

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Autores principales: Shrestha, Manish P, Borgstrom, Mark, Trowers, Eugene Abraham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5973428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29872331
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S162703