The association of early postoperative lactate levels with morbidity after elective major abdominal surgery

The association of early postoperative lactate levels with morbidity after elective major abdominal surgery

Lactate levels are widely used as an indicator of outcome in critically ill patients. We investigated the prognostic value of postoperative lactate levels for postoperative complications (POCs), mortality and length of hospital stay after elective major abdominal surgery. A total of 195 patients we...

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Main Authors: Jelena Veličković, Ivan Palibrk, Biljana Miličić, Dejan Veličković, Bojan Jovanović, Goran Rakić, Milorad Petrović, Vesna Bumbaširević
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018-04-01
Series:Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Elective surgery
major abdominal surgery
lactate
postoperative complications
in-hospital mortality
surgical intensive care
Online Access:https://bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/3186

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