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Failure to Clear Intermediate Lactate Levels in Ward Patients With Admission Blood Cultures Did Not Increase the Risk of Intensive Care Unit Transfer or In-Hospital Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Introduction A sepsis bundle instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as SEP-1, mandates remeasuring lactate concentrations in patients with suspected sepsis who have an initial lactate level ≥ 2.0 mmol/L to identify those at risk of mortality or clinical deterioration. Ho...

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Autores principales: Dudaryk, Roman, Navas-Blanco, Jose R, Ferreira, Tanira D, Epstein, Richard H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7958552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33738169
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13326