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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211000233 |