Severe hyperlactatemia in unselected surgical patients: retrospective analysis of prognostic outcome factors

Abstract Background Etiology of hyperlactatemia in ICU patients is heterogeneous—septic, cardiogenic or hemorrhagic shock seem to be predominant reasons. Multiple studies show hyperlactatemia as an independent predictor for ICU mortality. Only limited data exists about the etiology of hyperlactatemi...

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Main Authors: Julia Spiegelberg, Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Sibylla Claus, Mira Runkel, Stefan Utzolino, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Lampros Kousoulas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01729-2