Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Jun 2011
Admission hyperlactatemia: causes, incidence, and impact on outcome of patients admitted in a general medical intensive care unit.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the causes, incidence, and impact on outcome of admission hyperlactatemia in patients admitted to a general medical intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Admission hyperlactatemia is common in a general ICU and is associated with increased mortality, irrespective of presence of hypotension. Shock was the commonest cause for hyperlactatemia, followed by respiratory and renal failures.