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The prognostic value of blood lactate levels relative to that of vital signs in the pre-hospital setting: a pilot study

Tim C Jansen, Jasper van Bommel, Paul G Mulder, Johannes H Rommes, Selma JM Schieveld and Jan Bakker*

Critical Care 2008, 12:R160 doi:10.1186/cc7159

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Blood lactate as a predictor for in-hospital mortality in patients admitted acutely to hospital: A systematic review

Ole Kruse, Niels Grunnet, Charlotte Barfod Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2011, 19:74 (28 December 2011)

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Clinical applicability of functional hemodynamic monitoring

Xaime GarcĂ­a, Michael R Pinsky Annals of Intensive Care 2011, 1:35 (25 August 2011)

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Clinical correlates of arterial lactate levels in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction at admission: a descriptive study

Robert P Vermeulen, Miriam Hoekstra, Maarten WN Nijsten, Iwan C van der Horst, L Joost van Pelt, Gillian A Jessurun, Tiny Jaarsma , Felix Zijlstra, Ad F van den Heuvel Critical Care 2010, 14:R164 (9 September 2010)

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Relative hyperlactatemia and hospital mortality in critically ill patients: a retrospective multi-centre study

Alistair D Nichol, Moritoki Egi, Ville Pettila, Rinaldo Bellomo, Craig French, Graeme Hart, Andrew Davies, Edward Stachowski, Michael C Reade, Michael Bailey, David James Cooper Critical Care 2010, 14:R25 (24 February 2010)

Intensive care unit blood lactate concentrations are independently associated with increased hospital mortality within currently defined ‘normal’ levels, allowing for easier diagnosis of critically ill patients at higher risk of death.

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Extending the role of lactate measurement into the prehospital environment

Rupert M Pearse Critical Care 2009, 13:115 (10 February 2009)