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Key Study: Serum lactate as a predictor of mortality in patients with infection (2007)

Key Study: Serum lactate as a predictor of mortality in patients with infection (2007)

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Objective: To determine the utility of an initial serum lactate measurement for identifying high risk of death in patients with infection. DESIGN AND SETTING: Post-hoc analysis of a prospectively compiled registry in an urban academic hospital. Published: 2007.