Assessing lactate concentration as a predictor of 28‐day in‐hospital mortality in the presence of ethanol: A retrospective study of emergency department patients

Abstract Background Presence of ethanol (EtOH) may alter the relationship between blood lactate concentrations and mortality. This study compares lactate‐associated mortality risk in the presence and absence of EtOH. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study including all patients, age >1...

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Main Authors: Arvin Radfar Akhavan, Nicholas J. Johnson, Benjamin Friedman, Jane Hall, Karl Jablonowski, M. Kennedy Hall, Daniel J. Henning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12397