Elevations in blood lactate: Overview of use in critical care

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Supplement

Volumn 56, Issue 224, 1996, Pages 107-110

  Toffaletti, John ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Hemodynamics; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SHOCK; BLOOD; REVIEW;

LACTIC ACID;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID;

EID: 0029794812     PISSN: 0085591X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519609088628     Document Type: Conference Paper

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