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Increased blood lacate levels: an important warning signal in surgical practice.

2004; BioMed Central; Volume: 8; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/cc2841

ISSN

1466-609X

Autores

Jan Bakker, Alex de Lima,

Tópico(s)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Resumo

Both in emergency and elective surgical patients increased blood lactate levels warn the physician that the patient is at risk of increased morbidity and decreased changes of survival. Prompt therapeutic measures to restore the balance between oxygen demand and supply are warranted in these patients.

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