Lactate clearance vs central venous oxygen saturation as goals of early sepsis therapy: a randomized clinical trial.

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Published in JAMA on February 24, 2010

Authors

Alan E Jones1, Nathan I Shapiro, Stephen Trzeciak, Ryan C Arnold, Heather A Claremont, Jeffrey A Kline, Emergency Medicine Shock Research Network (EMShockNet) Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Clinical Trial of the Optimal Endpoint of Early Sepsis Resuscitation (LactATES) | NCT00372502

Evaluation of Pcv-aCO2 in the Fluid Treatment of Abdominal Tumor Patients After Surgery | NCT02977429

Lactate Clearance According to the Presence of Hepatic Dysfunction | NCT01709565

Emergency Department (ED) Flow-directed Fluid Optimization Resuscitation Trial (EFFORT) (EFFORT) | NCT01128413

Early Goal Directed Therapy Using a Physiological Holistic View. The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK Study (ANDROMEDA) | NCT03078712

Restrictive Intravenous Fluids Trial in Sepsis (RIFTS) | NCT03137446

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