Point: should lactate clearance be substituted for central venous oxygen saturation as goals of early severe sepsis and septic shock therapy? Yes.

• Authors: Alan E Jones
• Journal: Chest (Chest) Vol. 140 Issue 6 Pg. 1406-1408 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1931-3543 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22147817 (Publication Type: Editorial)

Chemical References

• Lactic Acid
• Oxygen

Topics

• Central Venous Pressure
• Critical Illness (therapy)
• Emergency Service, Hospital
• Female
• Humans
• Lactic Acid (blood, metabolism)
• Male
• Oximetry
• Oxygen (blood)
• Resuscitation (methods)
• Sensitivity and Specificity
• Sepsis (diagnosis, therapy)
• Shock, Septic (diagnosis, therapy)
• Treatment Outcome