%0 Journal Article %T Lactate clearance for death-prediction in severe sepsis or septic shock patients during the first 24 hours in Intensive Care Unit. An observational study %A Philippe Marty %A Antoine Roquilly %A Fabrice Vall¨¦e %A Aymeric Luzi %A Fabrice Ferr¨¦ %A Olivier Fourcade %A Karim Asehnoune and Vincent Minville %J Annals of Intensive Care %D 2013 %I Springer %R 10.1186/2110-5820-3-3 %X During the first 24 hr in the ICU, lactate clearance was the best parameter associated with 28-day mortality rate in septic patients. Protocol of lactate clearance-directed therapy should be considered in septic patients, even after the golden hours. %U http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/3/1/3/abstract