Open AccessCorrelation of venous lactate and time of death in emergency department patients with noncritical lactate levels and mortality from trauma
Author(s) -
Ankur Jain,
Adam R. Aluisio,
Bonny J. Baron,
Richard Sinert,
Saman Sarraf,
Eric Legome,
Valery Roudnitsky,
Leon Boudourakis,
Shahriar Zehtabchi
Publication year - 2017
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_68_16
Subject(s) - emergency department , medicine , emergency medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry
Serum venous lactate (LAC) levels help guide emergency department (ED) resuscitation of patients with major trauma. Critical LAC level (CLAC, ≥4.0 mmol/L) is associated with increased disease severity and higher mortality in injured patients. The characteristics of injured patients with non-CLAC (NCLAC) (<4.0 mmol/L) and death have not been previously described.