Open AccessPredictive value of point-of-care lactate measurement in patients meeting Level II and III trauma team activation criteria that Present to the emergency department: A Prospective study
Author(s) -
Jessica Wentling,
Scott P. Krall,
Afton McNierney,
Kelly Dewey,
Peter B. Richman,
Osbert Blow
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_120_18
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , triage , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , predictive value , injury severity score , emergency medicine , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatry
The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of early point-of-care (POC) lactate levels to help predict injury severity and ultimate emergency department (ED) disposition for trauma patients meeting Level II and III activation criteria.