Evolutive standard base excess and serum lactate level in severe sepsis and septic shock patients resuscitated with early goal-directed therapy: still outcome markers?

PURPOSE: To compare the evolution of standard base excess and serum lactate level between surviving and non surviving patients with severe sepsis and septic shock resuscitated with early goal-directed therapy. METHODS: This is a retrospective study in an intensive care unit of a university tertiary...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Park, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Vladimir Ribeiro Pizzo, Danilo Teixeira Noritomi, Luiz Monteiro da Cruz Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2006-02-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000100009&tlng=en