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Response to: Post-hepatectomy Lactate: Should We Add More? And Assessing Predictive Value of Post-operative Elevated Lactate for Adverse Outcomes Following Hepatectomy

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Lemke, M., Hallet, J. Response to: Post-hepatectomy Lactate: Should We Add More? And Assessing Predictive Value of Post-operative Elevated Lactate for Adverse Outcomes Following Hepatectomy. World J Surg 42, 1565–1566 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4378-8

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