Postoperative hyperlactataemia and preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing in an elective noncardiac surgical cohort: a retrospective observational study
Background: Blood lactate concentration in the postoperative period is a marker of physiological stress and a predictor of complications and mortality. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a common preoperative risk stratification tool. We aimed to investigate the association between preoperat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-03-01
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| Series: | BJA Open |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772609623000023 |