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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 15):S1969-S1972.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.07.67.

Lactate guided resuscitation-nothing is more dangerous than conscientious foolishness

Paul E Marik  1
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Editorial

Lactate guided resuscitation-nothing is more dangerous than conscientious foolishness

Paul E Marik. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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Paradigm change in the management of sepsis and septic shock. Reproduced with permission from Society of Critical Care Medicine and Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. (25).
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Comment on

  • Effect of a Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels on 28-Day Mortality Among Patients With Septic Shock: The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Hernández G, Ospina-Tascón GA, Damiani LP, Estenssoro E, Dubin A, Hurtado J, Friedman G, Castro R, Alegría L, Teboul JL, Cecconi M, Ferri G, Jibaja M, Pairumani R, Fernández P, Barahona D, Granda-Luna V, Cavalcanti AB, Bakker J; The ANDROMEDA SHOCK Investigators and the Latin America Intensive Care Network (LIVEN); Hernández G, Ospina-Tascón G, Petri Damiani L, Estenssoro E, Dubin A, Hurtado J, Friedman G, Castro R, Alegría L, Teboul JL, Cecconi M, Cecconi M, Ferri G, Jibaja M, Pairumani R, Fernández P, Barahona D, Cavalcanti AB, Bakker J, Hernández G, Alegría L, Ferri G, Rodriguez N, Holger P, Soto N, Pozo M, Bakker J, Cook D, Vincent JL, Rhodes A, Kavanagh BP, Dellinger P, Rietdijk W, Carpio D, Pavéz N, Henriquez E, Bravo S, Valenzuela ED, Vera M, Dreyse J, Oviedo V, Cid MA, Larroulet M, Petruska E, Sarabia C, Gallardo D, Sanchez JE, González H, Arancibia JM, Muñoz A, Ramirez G, Aravena F, Aquevedo A, Zambrano F, Bozinovic M, Valle F, Ramirez M, Rossel V, Muñoz P, Ceballos C, Esveile C, Carmona C, Candia E, Mendoza D, Sanchez A, Ponce D, Ponce D, Lastra J, Nahuelpán B, Fasce F, Luengo C, Medel N, Cortés C, Campassi L, Rubatto P, Horna N, Furche M, Pendino JC, Bettini L, Lovesio … See abstract for full author list ➔ Hernández G, et al. JAMA. 2019 Feb 19;321(7):654-664. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.0071. JAMA. 2019. PMID: 30772908 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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