Addition of lactic acid levels improves the accuracy of quick sequential organ failure assessment in predicting mortality in surgical patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections: a retrospective study

Addition of lactic acid levels improves the accuracy of quick sequential organ failure assessment in predicting mortality in surgical patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections: a retrospective study

Abstract Background The quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) alone has a poor sensitivity for predicting mortality in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections, and plasma lactate levels have been shown to have a strong association with mortality in critically ill patients. T...

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Main Authors: Yun Tae Jung, Jiyeon Jeon, Jung Yun Park, Myung Jun Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Jae Gil Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Retrospective studies
Lactate
Intra-abdominal infection
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-018-0173-6

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