Association between blood lactate and acid-base status and mortality in ventilated babies

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Deshpande, S A ^a,b   Ward Platt, M P ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base excess; Blood lactate; Neonatal intensive care; PH

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; LACTIC ACID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 7144261085     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.76.1.F15     Document Type: Article

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