Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5988042 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2016 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Severe postoperative hyperlactatemia is rare after elective cardiac surgery. Although this phenomenon continues to be associated with mortality, >50% of patients survived to hospital discharge, a more favorable prognosis, compared with other patient populations based on lactate levels alone. Important exceptions were patients who had extremity compartment syndrome or mesenteric ischemia, which were associated with in-hospital death in all cases. In all other etiologic groups, a substantial proportion of patients were discharged to home.
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Authors
J. Ross MD, David W. MD, Joseph A. MD, PhD, Joseph A. MD, Mariela MD, Juan N. MD,