Lactate kinetics in veterinary critical care: A review

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-95

  Lagutchik, Michael S ^a   Ogilvie, Gregory K ^a   Wingfield, Wayne E ^a   Hackett, Timothy B ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Hyperlactatemia; Lactate; Lactic acidosis; Shock

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001957490     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.1996.tb00036.x     Document Type: Review

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