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2020 Mar 11


BMC Emerg Med


20


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Determinants of prehospital lactate in trauma patients: a retrospective cohort study.

Authors

Ter Avest E, Griggs J, Wijesuriya J, Russell MQ, Lyon RM
BMC Emerg Med. 2020 Mar 11; 20(1):18.
PMID: 32160880.

Abstract

Point of care serum lactate measurement is emerging as an adjunct to prehospital clinical assessment and has the potential to guide triage and advanced treatment decision-making. In this study we aimed to assess which factors potentially affect prehospital lactate levels.