Publications by authors named "Franccois-Xavier Ageron"
Intern Emerg Med
September 2022
Article Synopsis
- * The study included 602 patients, finding that 27.1% had elevated lactate levels; however, elevated lactate didn't correlate with poor outcomes, which were more strongly predicted by the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) and National Early Warning Score (NEWS).
- * The conclusion suggests that while a notable percentage of older patients had elevated lactate, its predictive value for poor outcomes was limited, making the routine use of point of care testing for lactate
