Septic shock

Pre-hospital lactate testing in the recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock

A small ambulance station within South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWAST) was purposively selected to participate in the study based on its size, location, usual patient numbers...

Pre-hospital lactate testing in the identification of patients with sepsis: a review of the literature

In patients presenting with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, could lactate testing assist with pre-hospital identification?.

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