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. 2017 Dec;71(6):404–407. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2017.71.404-407

Table 2. Reasons for admission into the medical ICU and lactate measurements at admission.

Reasonsforadmission Patients, n (%) Meanlactateconcentration (mmol/L)
Sepsis / septicshock 16 (22.9) 5.01 ±2.19
Cardiogenicshock 15 (21.4) 5.91 ±1.94
Respiratoryfailure 24 (34.3) 3.42 ±0.7
Neurologicalcauses 10 (14.3) 2.72 ±0.93
Othercauses 5 (7.1) 3.61 ±1.44