Utilizing point-of-care lactate testing for rapid prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding in the emergency department
Our study shows that rapidly obtainable POC-measured lactate levels are valuable for predicting critical outcomes in AGIB patients and should be considered an early prognostic indicator for in-hospital mortality in the ED.
Authors
- J.O. Park
- Minsu Cha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-6895)
Institutions
- Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38184
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93