Prognostic impact of elevated lactate levels on mortality in critically ill patients with and without preadmission metformin treatment: a Danish registry-based cohort study

Prognostic impact of elevated lactate levels on mortality in critically ill patients with and without preadmission metformin treatment: a Danish registry-based cohort study

Abstract Background Lactate is a robust prognostic marker for the outcome of critically ill patients. Several small studies reported that metformin users have higher lactate levels at ICU admission without a concomitant increase in mortality. However, this has not been investigated in a larger cohor...

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Main Authors: Rene A. Posma, Trine Frøslev, Bente Jespersen, Iwan C. C. van der Horst, Daan J. Touw, Reimar W. Thomsen, Maarten W. Nijsten, Christian F. Christiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Metformin
Lactate
Effect modification
Metabolism
Diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-020-00652-0

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