Early lactate clearance is associated with biomarkers of inflammation, coagulation, apoptosis, organ dysfunction and mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock

• Main Authors: Suarez Arturo (Author), Otero Ronny M (Author), Shah Kant (Author), Jacobsen Gordon (Author), Yang James J (Author), Loomba Manisha (Author), Nguyen H Bryant (Author), Parekh Hemal (Author), Jaehne Anja (Author), Rivers Emanuel P (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lactate clearance, a surrogate for the magnitude and duration of global tissue hypoxia, is used diagnostically, therapeutically and prognostically. This study examined the association of early lactate clearance with selected inflamma...