The role of serum lactate in the acute care setting

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 286-300

  Kjelland, Colleen B ^a   Djogovic, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

acute care; lactate; sepsis; shock

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANION GAP; ARTERIAL GAS; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHORESIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FAILURE; MALAISE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHOCK; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LACTIC ACID; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 77956288641     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066610371191     Document Type: Review

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