Association between Serum Lactate Levels and Early Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema after Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

CONCLUSION: The present findings indicate that an increased serum lactate level, occurring within 1 hour of the ictus, is an independent factor associated with the early onset of NPE. Multicenter prospective studies are required to confirm our results. PMID: 25391699 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research