The clinical significance of blood lactate levels in evaluation of adult patients with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Abstract Background Veno-arterial ECMO is a life-supporting procedure that can be done to the patients with cardiogenic shock which is associated with hyperlactatemia. The objective of this study was to detect the validity of serial measurements of arterial lactate level in differentiating hospital...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Laimoud, Mosleh Alanazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43044-020-00108-7