title: Is early lactate level helpful in guiding treatment?
authors.forename: Kelvin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Shiu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019344:Lactic Acid