Lactic acid level as an outcome predictor in pediatric patients with intussusception in the emergency department

• Main Authors: Jeong-Yong Lee (Author), Young-Hoon Byun (Author), Jun-Sung Park (Author), Jong Seung Lee (Author), Jeong-Min Ryu (Author), Seung Jun Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Intussusception decreases blood flow to the bowel, and tissue hypoperfusion results in increased lactic acid levels. We aimed to determine whether lactic acid levels are associated with pediatric intussusception outcomes. Methods The electronic medical records of our emergency de...