title: Lactate: an unusually sensitive parameter of ensuing organ failure?
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Beest
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuiper
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Spronk
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002423:Cause of Death; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019344:Lactic Acid