Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Infusion rate of 1 molar/L sodium lactate solution administered via central line
Change in blood lactate at 60 minutes after starting the lactate infusion
Number of risk factors for mortality within 28 days
The risk of mortality by 28 days for the patient is
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Purpose: To identify a critically ill patient with sepsis and normal blood lactate who is at risk for 28 days mortality using lactate clearance from the blood after an infusion.
Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine
Objective: severity, prognosis, stage
ICD-10: A40, A41, A49.9,
