Lactic acid as an adjuvant marker in pregnancyassociated sepsis

• Main Authors: R Agarwal (Author), R Yadav (Author), S Garg (Author), H M Srivastava (Author), G Radhakrishnan (Author), A Tiwari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: South African Medical Association, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Lactic acid level is one index which is currently actively researched for its role in pregnancy-associated sepsis (PAS). We aimed to quantify the severity of PAS using lactic acid levels. Methods. All pregnant, post-abortal (2 weeks) and postpartum women (up to 6 weeks) with clinical s...