The value of lactate clearance in admission decisions of patients with acute exacerbation of COPD
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.36, sa.6, ss.972-976, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.11.002
- Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.972-976
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Lactate and lactate clearance are being used as biomarkers in several critical conditions. The aim of this study was to examine the value of sixth hour lactate clearance in patients who were hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.