Why the study?
Do serial blood lactate levels predict mortality and postoperative complications in hemodynamically stable, high-risk surgical patients?
Population
44 high-risk, hemodynamically stable adult surgical patients admitted to a general intensive care unit after…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to hospital discharge
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Lactate at 12 hours may flag occult hypoperfusion risk; leaves open whether serial monitoring improves outcomes in high-risk surgical patients.
Do serial blood lactate levels predict mortality and postoperative complications in hemodynamically stable, high-risk surgical patients?
Elevated blood lactate levels at 12 hours are associated with increased mortality and postoperative complications in hemodynamically stable, high-risk surgical patients, indicating the presence of occult hypoperfusion.
Meregalli et al. (2004) studied this question.
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