Lactate as a biomarker for discriminating and assessing prognosis of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pak J Med Sci · 2026 · PMC13309885 · PMID 42369947

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In prognostic analyses, higher lactate levels were associated with an increased risk of mortality, but the pooled effect did not reach statistical significance (OR = 1.30, 95% CI 0.92–1.83; I 2 = 75.8%).

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