Association of serum lactate and survival outcomes in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest

Abstract Introduction Recent studies have suggested that serum lactate may serve as a marker to predict mortality after resuscitation from cardiac arrest (CA). The relationship between serum lactate and CA outcomes requires further characterization, especially among patients treated with therapeutic...

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Published in:	Resuscitation Vol. 84; no. 8; pp. 1078 - 1082
Main Authors:	Starodub, Roksolana, Abella, Benjamin S, Grossestreuer, Anne V, Shofer, Frances S, Perman, Sarah M, Leary, Marion, Gaieski, David F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-08-2013
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biomarkers - blood Cardiac arrest Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods Emergency Female Heart Arrest - blood Heart Arrest - mortality Heart Arrest - therapy Humans Hypothermia, Induced - adverse effects Hypothermia, Induced - methods Ischemia-reperfusion injury Lactic Acid - blood Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Retrospective Studies Sudden death Survival Analysis Therapeutic hypothermia United States United States Therapeutic hypothermia Ischemia-reperfusion injury Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Sudden death Cardiac arrest
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