Mildly elevated lactate levels are associated with microcirculatory flow abnormalities and increased mortality: a microSOAP post hoc analysis

Mildly elevated lactate levels (i.e., 1 –2 mmol/L) are increasingly recognized as a prognostic finding in critically ill patients. One of several possible underlying mechanisms, microcirculatory dysfunction, ca...

Source: Critical Care - October 18, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Namkje A. R. Vellinga, E. Christiaan Boerma, Matty Koopmans, Abele Donati, Arnaldo Dubin, Nathan I. Shapiro, Rupert M. Pearse, Peter H. J. van der Voort, Arjen M. Dondorp, Tony Bafi, Michael Fries, Tulin Akarsu-Ayazoglu, Andrius Pranskunas, Steven Hollenb Tags: Research Source Type: research