Title |
Blood lactate as a predictor for in-hospital mortality in patients admitted acutely to hospital: a systematic review
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Published in |
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1757-7241-19-74 |
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Authors |
Ole Kruse, Niels Grunnet, Charlotte Barfod |
Abstract |
Using blood lactate monitoring for risk assessment in the critically ill patient remains controversial. Some of the discrepancy is due to uncertainty regarding the appropriate reference interval, and whether to perform a single lactate measurement as a screening method at admission to the hospital, or serial lactate measurements. Furthermore there is no consensus whether the sample should be drawn from arterial, peripheral venous, or capillary blood. The aim of this review was: 1) To examine whether blood lactate levels are predictive for in-hospital mortality in patients in the acute setting, i.e. patients assessed pre-hospitally, in the trauma centre, emergency department, or intensive care unit. 2) To examine the agreement between arterial, peripheral venous, and capillary blood lactate levels in patients in the acute setting. |
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United Kingdom | 10 | 63% |
United States | 1 | 6% |
Spain | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 4 | 25% |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 38% |
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Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
Poland | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 285 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 42 | 14% |
Student > Postgraduate | 33 | 11% |
Other | 29 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 9% |
Other | 58 | 20% |
Unknown | 58 | 20% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 3% |
Engineering | 8 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
Other | 27 | 9% |
Unknown | 67 | 23% |