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The absolute lactate levels versus clearance for prognostication of post-cardiotomy patients on veno-arterial ECMO.

Mohamed LaimoudPatricia MachadoMichelle Gretchen LoMary Jane MaghirangEmad HakamiRehan Qureshi
Published in: ESC heart failure (2024)
Serial measurements of arterial blood lactate and LC help in obtaining early prognostic guidance in adult patients supported by VA-ECMO after cardiac surgery. Absolute lactate levels, compared with LC at the same time points, demonstrated better performance in differentiating mortality.
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