Lactate clearance: the earlier the better?

Autor: V Antonaglia, F Schiraldi, S Verde, G Guiotto, F Paladino
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Critical Care
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc6672
Popis: In cardiorespiratory failure there is an oxygen-metabolism imbalance mirrored in a timely fashion by a rise in blood lactate associated with a lowering of blood pH. If the therapeutic approach were able to repay this oxygen debt and to restore an adequate blood flow to the lactate-remover organs, effective lactate clearance (LC) should be observed. The study aim was to evaluate whether a short-term (2 hour) LC could be used as a prognostic marker to tailor the therapy in cardiorespiratory insufficiencies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE