Blood lactate as a predictor for in-hospital mortality in patients admitted acutely to hospital: A systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kruse, Ole ^a   Grunnet, Niels ^a   Barfod, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Intensive care unit; Lactate; Mortality; Point of care; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BLOOD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LACTATES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84455193234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-74     Document Type: Review

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