Does abnormal capillary refill time after initial fluid resuscitation predict higher mortality in patients with sepsis-related hyperlactatemia at the emergency department?
Abnormal capillary refill time after initial fluid resuscitation is a prognostic marker for higher mortality in sepsis patients with hyperlactatemia.
Hyperlactatemic sepsis patients with abnormal CRT after initial fluid resuscitation exhibit higher mortality and worse clinical outcomes than patients with normal CRT.
Lara et al. (2017) studied this question.
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