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Both systemic d- and l-lactate were markers of venous-induced intestinal ischemia. We speculate that d-lactate may be a valuable aid to the clinician in search of the anaerobic focus, because it may be more specific for mesenteric ischemia than l-lactate, in the sense that it is of bacterial origin.
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