Role of serial lactate measurement to predict 28-day mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy for perforation peritonitis: prospective observational study
Abstract Background Serial lactate measurement is found to predict mortality in septic shock. Majority of patients with perforation peritonitis for emergency laparotomy are in sepsis and mortality rate is substantial. However, lactate dynamics has not been studied in this patient population. Methods...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Intensive Care |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-019-0418-9 |