Arterial lactate levels and their prognostic value in patients undergoing pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
Cristhian Felipe Ramírez-RamosSaldarriaga Giraldo Clara InesManuela Yepes-CalderónGustavo Adolfo Castilla-AgudeloMateo Aranzazu-UribeSantiago Saldarriaga BetancurPaulina CastoCatalina GallegoAlejandro LondoñoJuan Camilo Rendon-IsazaEliana CañasÁlvaro PorrasJuan David Uribe-MolanoPublished in: Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascular (2021)
The behavior of the lactate in patients undergoing pulmonary thromboendarterectomy shows a rapid change during the first hours after the procedure. No role was found as a predictor of mortality neither in-hospital nor in follow-up.