Serum Lactate as a Predictor of Mortality in Emergency Department Patients with Infection

Little is known about risk-stratification biomarkers in emergency department (ED) patients with suspected infection, and lactate is a biologically plausible candidate. We determine whether a serum venous lactate is associated with an increased risk of death in ED patients with infection. This was a...

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Published in:	Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 524 - 528
Main Authors:	Shapiro, Nathan I., Howell, Michael D., Talmor, Daniel, Nathanson, Larry A., Lisbon, Alan, Wolfe, Richard E., Weiss, J. Woodrow
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01-05-2005 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cohort Studies Emergency and intensive care: neonates and children. Prematurity. Sudden death Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics Emergency Service, Hospital Hospital Mortality Hospitalization Humans Infection - blood Infection - mortality Intensive care medicine Intensive care unit. Emergency transport systems. Emergency, hospital ward Lactic Acid - blood Medical sciences Prognosis Prospective Studies Risk Assessment - methods Sensitivity and Specificity Human Infection Lactates Intensive care Emergency department Mortality Lactic acid Resuscitation
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