Serum lactate is a useful predictor of death in severe sepsis and septic shock
The severe sepsis and septic shock are as common and lethal that emergency physicians routinely confront. Actually, more than two thirds of sepsis patients present initially to the ED. Only a few laboratory tests for markers of sepsis are currently available. The serum lactate level can help in dete...
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Language: | English |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2014-06-01
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Series: | Reviews in Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://rcm.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2638_ef7e15568dcefc0ce3403a179af40ef0.html |