title: Trying to Improve on Good Is Not Always Better.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Plackett
authors.forename: Fred A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Luchette
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates