[Factors associated with death due to lactic acidosis in patients with type-2 diabetes treated with metformin].

To identify analytical factors associated with mortality in patients with type-2 diabetes under long-term treatment with metformin who come to the emergency department with acute symptoms of lactic acidosis. Retrospective observational analysis of patient records in a referral hospital. We collected clinical data and laboratory results for a series of metformin-treated patients with type-2 diabetes who developed lactic acidosis, stratified by severity.

[Usefulness of testing for paracetamol concentration in urine when poisoning is suspected in children].

Objectives: To analyze the diagnostic yield of a cut-point of 3 μg/mL for paracetamol in urine to screen for poisoning in children.

Material And Methods: Prospective case-control observational study in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). All enrolled patients had been admitted to the PICU.