Prognostic implications of blood lactate concentrations after cardiac arrest: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Elevated lactate concentration has been associated with increased mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (CA). We investigated the variables associated with high blood lactate concentrations and explored the relationship between blood lactate and neurological outcome in t...

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Main Authors: Antonio Maria Dell’Anna, Claudio Sandroni, Irene Lamanna, Ilaria Belloni, Katia Donadello, Jacques Creteur, Jean-Louis Vincent, Fabio Silvio Taccone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-017-0321-2