title: Serum lactate as a predictor of mortality in emergency department patients with infection: does the lactate level tell the whole story?
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Gaieski
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goyal
mesh_terms: D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid