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SUBMITTER: Velavan TP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941812 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20210111 3
Hypoxemia is readily detectable by assessing SpO2 levels, and these are important in optimizing COVID-19 patient management. Hyperlactatemia is a marker of tissue hypoxia, particularly in patients with increased oxygen requirement and microvascular obstruction. We monitored peripheral venous lactate concentrations in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 (n = 18) and in mild ambulatory COVID-19 patients in home quarantine (n = 16). Whole blood lactate decreased significantly dur ...[more]