Lactate Level Predicts Mortality in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Müge GülenSalim SatarAdnan TasAkkan Avci Hakan NazikBasak Toptas Firat

Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2019)

The venous blood lactate value of a patient who was admitted to the emergency department with UGI bleeding might be helpful in predicting the transfusion needs of the patient and predicting the mortality.

Keyphrases

emergency department
case report
cardiovascular events
risk factors
atrial fibrillation
cardiac surgery
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
acute kidney injury