Do lactate levels in the emergency department predict outcome in adult trauma patients? A systematic review

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 555-566

  Baxter, Janie ^a   Cranfield, Kristina Rebecca ^b,c   Clark, Gabrielle ^a   Harris, Tim ^d   Bloom, Ben ^d   Gray, Alasdair James ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMeRGE)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lactate; mortality; trauma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATECHOLAMINE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MORTALITY RISK; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX INJURY; VASCULAR SURGERY; BLOOD; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84973515285     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001156     Document Type: Review

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