Utility of the Early Lactate Area Score as a Prognostic Marker for Septic Shock Patients in the Emergency Department

Utility of the Early Lactate Area Score as a Prognostic Marker for Septic Shock Patients in the Emergency Department

Background The current Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend the remeasurement of lactate levels if the initial lactate level is elevated; however, the prognostic value of lactate kinetics is limited and inconsistent. We attempted to determine the efficacy of the lactate area score (calcula...

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Main Authors: Gina Yu, Seung Joon Yoo, Sang-Hun Lee, June Sung Kim, Sungmin Jung, Youn-Jung Kim, Won Young Kim, Seung Mok Ryoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2019-05-01
Series:Acute and Critical Care
Subjects:
lactic acid
mortality
prognosis
sepsis
shock
Online Access:http://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2018-00283.pdf

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