The 28-Day Mortality Prediction in Sepsis Patients Using Static Lactate Concentration and Early Lactate Clearance: An Observational Study

Static Lactate and Lactate Clearance with 28 Day Sepsis Mortality

Tan Toh Leong, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603-91458224 Fax: +603-91456577 Email: sebastianttl@yahoo.co.uk.

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