Serum lactate as a predictor of mortality in emergency department patients with infection: does the lactate level tell the whole story?

Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Dec;46(6):561-2; author reply 562. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.07.021.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Emergency Medicine / methods*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Hospital Mortality*
  • Humans
  • Infections / blood*
  • Infections / mortality*
  • Lactic Acid / blood*
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Lactic Acid