The anion gap does not accurately screen for lactic acidosis in emergency department patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-182

  Adams, B D ^a   Bonzani, T A ^a   Hunter, C J ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; ANION;

ADULT; AGED; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ADULT; AGED; ANIONS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645557838     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.026096     Document Type: Article

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