Acute Kidney Injury with Hyperlactatemia: Clues to a Hidden Problem

Authors

  • Sara Isabel Almeida Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Department. Hospital Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa; Pediatric Department. Hospital Beatriz Ângelo. Loures. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-122X
  • Sara Oliveira Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Department. Hospital Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa; Pediatric Department. Hospital Beatriz Ângelo. Loures. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1287-5109
  • Eugénia Matos Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Department. Hospital Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2729-7767
  • Francisco Abecasis Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Department. Hospital Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-050X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19375

Keywords:

Acute Kidney Injury, Adolescent, Ethylene Glycol/poisoning, Hyperlactatemia, Suicide, Attempted

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Published

2023-03-01

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Almeida SI, Oliveira S, Matos E, Abecasis F. Acute Kidney Injury with Hyperlactatemia: Clues to a Hidden Problem. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];36(3):223-4. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19375

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