Base excess determined within one hour of admission predicts mortality in patients with severe pelvic fractures and severe hemorrhagic shock

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 429-436

  Abt, Rahel ^a   Lustenberger, Thomas ^a   Stover, John F ^a   Benninger, Emanuel ^a   Lenzlinger, Philipp M ^a   Stocker, Reto ^a   Keel, Marius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Base excess; Hemorrhage; Lactate; Mortality; pH

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350711921     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-009-8245-7     Document Type: Article

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