Open AccessEvaluation of the Association of Early Elevated Lactate With Outcomes in Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock
Author(s) -
Noelle Gorgis,
Jeannette M. Asselin,
Cynthia Fontana,
R. Scott Heidersbach,
Heidi R. Flori,
Shan L. Ward
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric emergency care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1535-1815
pISSN - 0749-5161
DOI - 10.1097/pec.0000000000001021
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , sepsis , septic shock , pediatric intensive care unit , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , mortality rate , cohort , intensive care unit , shock (circulatory) , pediatrics
The aim of the study was to assess the association of initial lactate (L0) with mortality in children with severe sepsis.