Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA): Clinical profile and outcomes in patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-195

  Biradar, Vishwanath ^a   Moran, John L ^a   Peake, Sandra L ^a   Peter, John V ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METFORMIN;

EID: 79954475809     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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