Arterial lactate concentration, hospital survival, sepsis and SIRS in critically ill neonatal foals

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-59

  Corley, K T T ^a   Donaldson, L L ^b   Furr, M O ^b  

^a University of London   (United Kingdom)

^b MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Foal; Horse; Lactate; Survival; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANION; BICARBONATE; CREATININE; LACTIC ACID;

ALKALOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CELL VOLUME; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA BASE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HYPERLACTATEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; SEPSIS AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; SURVIVAL; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844266645     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054406856     Document Type: Article

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