A Point-of-Care Serum Lactate Level and Mortality in Adult Sepsis Patients: A Community Hospital Setting

Introduction: Sepsis is a serious and emergency condition that may lead to acute circulatory failure associated with infection. Serum lactate level of over 4 mmol/L is associated with sepsis mortality. However, there is limited data on using a point of care (POC) for fingertip lactate level on sepsi...

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Main Authors: Suraphan Charoentanyarak, Bundit Sawunyavisuth, Sansanee Deepai, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211000233