%0 Journal Article
%T Can base excess and anion gap predict lactate level in diagnosis of septic shock?
%A Veerapong Vattanavanit
%A Werapon Pongmanee
%J Archive of "Open Access Emergency Medicine : OAEM".
%D 2018
%R 10.2147/OAEM.S153402
%X Lactate measurement is the key component in septic shock identification and resuscitation. However, point-of-care lactate testing is not widely used due to the lack of access to nearby test equipment. Biomarkers such as serum lactate, anion gap (AG), and base excess (BE) are used in determining shock in patients with seemingly normal vital signs
%K base excess
%K anion gap
%K lactate
%K septic shock
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5741987/