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J. Bakker (Jan) and A.A.P. Lima (Alexandre )

2004

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

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Critical Care

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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Keywords Anoxia/*blood/complications, Biological Markers/blood, Critical Illness, Humans, Lactates/*blood, Multiple Organ Failure/*blood/mortality, Postoperative Complications/diagnosis/*mortality, Prognosis, Shock, Septic/*blood/mortality
Persistent URL hdl.handle.net/1765/8279
Journal Critical Care
Organisation Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam
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Bakker, J., & Lima, A. (2004). Increased blood lacate levels: an important warning signal in surgical practice. Critical Care. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/8279
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